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    The first name Joanne

    A girl’s name from French meaning “god is gracious”.

    Pronounced /d͡ʒoʊn/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    Joanne means “god is gracious” in French.

    From Old French Joanne, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

    More names that mean grace.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 17 girls were named Joanne, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 265 births (#168).

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    1,685
    babies named Joanne, 1996–2025
    #1,719
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Joanne with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Joanne at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 66 girls born in the United States were named Joanne, the 2,630th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 6,062 were.

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    212,474
    babies named Joanne since 1880
    #2,630
    rank in 2025
    1947
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Joanne

    41 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joanne Woodward
      American actress (born 1930)
    • Joanne Dru
      American film and television actress (1922-1996)
    • Joanne Whalley
      British actress, born 1964
    • Joanne Harris
      British and French author, born 1964
    • Joanne Froggatt
      English actress, born 1980
    • Joanne Chory
      American plant biologist and geneticist (1955–2024)
    • Joanne Pavey
      ESpañol long-distance runner, born 1973
    • Joanne Linville
      American actress (1928–2021)
    • Joanne Jackson
      British swimmer, born 1986
    • Joanne Greenberg
      American writer, born 1932
    • Joanne Goode
      English badminton player, born 1972
    • JoAnne Russell
      American tennis player, born 1954

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    Questions

    What does the name Joanne mean?
    Joanne means “god is gracious” in French.
    What is the origin of the name Joanne?
    From Old French Joanne, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan,…
    How popular is the name Joanne?
    In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Joanne, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 1996, with 265 births.
    Is Joanne a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 212,474 US babies named Joanne since 1880 were girls.
    When was Joanne most popular?
    1947 in the United States, when 6,062 babies were named Joanne, its highest rank at 56th.
    How do you pronounce Joanne?
    Joanne is /d͡ʒoʊn/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Joanne?
    Jo, Joann and Johanne.