Given name

Joeanna

“God is gracious”

Joeanna is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Joeanna is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Joeanna through the years

Babies since 1880
485
0 boys · 485 girls
Most popular year
1986
21 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Joeanna in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1890–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 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.

Joeanna’s family of names

Joeanna has a related form in Joan.

Walk Joeanna’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Joeanna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Johanna

“God is gracious”

52UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Greek

Joanna

“God is gracious”

65FamiliarEasing

>99% girls

 

Jenna

“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

55FamiliarCooling

>99% girls

Literary

Roxana

“born with the morning's first light”

36RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Roxanna

“born with the morning's first light”

34RareEasing

>99% girls

Hebrew · Literary

Janna

“God is gracious”

37RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Rosanna

“resembling the graceful rose”

33RareRising

>99% girls

Cambodian

Vanna

“golden-haired woman”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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