Given name & surname
Joanne
“God is gracious”
Joanne is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joanne is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old French.
How it developed
Joanne is a feminine form of John. In English usage, Joanne developed from the Latin form Joanna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Joanne has a related form in Joanna. The history of Joanna gives this family its wider story. Joanna was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Joanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212,474
- 504 boys · 211,970 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 6,073 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,630 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,630 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6,062 in 1947. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181,755 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.
Joanne’s family of names
Joanne has a short form in Jo. Joanne is a feminine form of John. Joanne has a related form in Joan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joanne has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Old French roots to each of them.
35 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Johnmasculine form
- Janedoublet · English
- Shanedoublet · English
- Shawndoublet · English
- Jeandoublet · English
- Ivanadoublet · English
- Janadoublet · English
- Juanadoublet · English
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- Siobhandoublet · English
- Shaundoublet · English
- JohanaCzech
- Joanaequivalent
- Janicedoublet · English
- Siandoublet · English
- Jeannedoublet · English
- Sheenadoublet · English
- Shaunadoublet · English
- Janisdoublet · English
- Hannieequivalent
- Shawnadoublet · English
- Xoanaequivalent
- Hanneloreequivalent
- Joaneequivalent
- Shavonnedoublet · English
- Jendoublet · English
- Джоанequivalent
- Jóhannaequivalent
- Siwanequivalent
- Siobhánequivalent
- Iohannaequivalent
People named Joanne
- J. K. RowlingEnglish author (born 1965)
- Joanne WoodwardAmerican actress (born 1930)
- Joanne WhalleyBritish actressborn 1964
- Joanne HarrisBritish and French authorborn 1964
- Joanne DruAmerican film and television actress (1922-1996)
- Jo SwinsonBritish politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1980)
- Assata ShakurAmerican activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army1947–2025
- Joanne FroggattEnglish actressborn 1980
- Joy PageAmerican actress (1924-2008)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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