Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Joanna

yo-AHN-nah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
God is gracious (Jane)
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Polish/Slavic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#329
2024 births942
Peak year1984
First appeared1880
Total US births110,756
1984 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AsiaJoa
Alternate spellings
JohannaJovanna
In other languages
Joanna (Polish/English)Iohanna (Greek)Jana (Czech)Hanna (Slavic)

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