Given name
Joane
“God is gracious”
Joane is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joane is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Basque usage, Joane developed from Ἰωάννα.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,195
- 0 boys · 1,195 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,362 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joane’s family of names
In Basque usage, Joane developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰωάννα. Joane has a related form in Joan. In Basque usage, Joane has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Joanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joane has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joane
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