First Name JOAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JOAN is ranked as the 79th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 750,848.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 235.48 people named JOAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOAN is 324,641.
  • The SSA data also shows that JOAN is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names JOAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 750,848 +/-0.4%
  • National Rank 79
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 235.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 324,641
  • National Rank 149
  • Percentile Rank 99.84%
  • Proportion/100k 101.81

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOAN is 82.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic origin, 10.4% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name JOAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name JOAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name JOAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.9% 63.9% 19.0%
Hispanic origin 3.4% 16.3% -12.9%
Black 10.4% 12.3% -1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JOAN is New York where 73,927 people have this name.
  • Pennsylvania is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JOAN, as 423 in every 100,000 Pennsylvanians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Texas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JOAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 36,606 284.19 99.9% Indiana 15,303 231.98 99.7% Iowa 7,579 243.93 99.7% Kansas 6,610 227.63 99.4% Michigan 22,899 231.07 99.9% Minnesota 15,192 278.38 99.8% Missouri 4,055 135.44 99.2% Nebraska 6,196 329.29 99.5% North Dakota 2,059 278.38 98.8% Ohio 31,488 271.58 99.8% South Dakota 2,803 328.56 99.0% Wisconsin 18,458 320.59 99.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 36,606 284.19 99.9%
Indiana 15,303 231.98 99.7%
Iowa 7,579 243.93 99.7%
Kansas 6,610 227.63 99.4%
Michigan 22,899 231.07 99.9%
Minnesota 15,192 278.38 99.8%
Missouri 4,055 135.44 99.2%
Nebraska 6,196 329.29 99.5%
North Dakota 2,059 278.38 98.8%
Ohio 31,488 271.58 99.8%
South Dakota 2,803 328.56 99.0%
Wisconsin 18,458 320.59 99.8%
West State Statistics First-Names JOAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 1,513 205.38 98.0% Arizona 19,976 296.75 99.8% California 73,307 188.92 99.9% Colorado 13,256 247.51 99.7% Hawaii 1,812 127.66 99.3% Idaho 3,576 218.79 99.2% Montana 3,318 324.18 99.3% Nevada 6,723 236.78 99.6% New Mexico 4,373 209.69 99.3% Oregon 10,894 274.38 99.7% Utah 5,913 200.92 99.4% Washington 15,355 217.44 99.8% Wyoming 1,417 242.64 98.4%

West States
State stats for the first name JOAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 1,513 205.38 98.0%
Arizona 19,976 296.75 99.8%
California 73,307 188.92 99.9%
Colorado 13,256 247.51 99.7%
Hawaii 1,812 127.66 99.3%
Idaho 3,576 218.79 99.2%
Montana 3,318 324.18 99.3%
Nevada 6,723 236.78 99.6%
New Mexico 4,373 209.69 99.3%
Oregon 10,894 274.38 99.7%
Utah 5,913 200.92 99.4%
Washington 15,355 217.44 99.8%
Wyoming 1,417 242.64 98.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JOAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 8,177 227.34 99.7% Maine 2,475 186.1 98.6% Massachusetts 14,000 207.54 99.7% New Hampshire 2,616 197.18 98.8% New Jersey 18,368 205.5 99.8% New York 73,927 374.39 100.0% Pennsylvania 54,090 423 99.9% Rhode Island 2,014 190.9 99.0% Vermont 2,215 353.48 99.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 8,177 227.34 99.7%
Maine 2,475 186.1 98.6%
Massachusetts 14,000 207.54 99.7%
New Hampshire 2,616 197.18 98.8%
New Jersey 18,368 205.5 99.8%
New York 73,927 374.39 100.0%
Pennsylvania 54,090 423 99.9%
Rhode Island 2,014 190.9 99.0%
Vermont 2,215 353.48 99.4%
South State Statistics First-Names JOAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 8,283 170.81 99.6% Arkansas 4,459 150.31 99.3% Delaware 3,126 334.15 99.7% Dist. of Columbia 1,005 152.54 99.3% Florida 56,870 285.88 100.0% Georgia 18,378 182 99.8% Kentucky 7,960 180.35 99.4% Louisiana 7,355 158.19 99.5% Maryland 19,010 318.08 99.9% Mississippi 4,055 135.44 99.2% North Carolina 17,305 174.02 99.8% Oklahoma 5,757 148.44 99.3% South Carolina 10,591 219.16 99.7% Tennessee 9,687 147.91 99.6% Texas 29,175 108.23 99.8% Virginia 21,525 258.52 99.8% West Virginia 3,665 198.05 98.9%

South States
State stats for the first name JOAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 8,283 170.81 99.6%
Arkansas 4,459 150.31 99.3%
Delaware 3,126 334.15 99.7%
Dist. of Columbia 1,005 152.54 99.3%
Florida 56,870 285.88 100.0%
Georgia 18,378 182 99.8%
Kentucky 7,960 180.35 99.4%
Louisiana 7,355 158.19 99.5%
Maryland 19,010 318.08 99.9%
Mississippi 4,055 135.44 99.2%
North Carolina 17,305 174.02 99.8%
Oklahoma 5,757 148.44 99.3%
South Carolina 10,591 219.16 99.7%
Tennessee 9,687 147.91 99.6%
Texas 29,175 108.23 99.8%
Virginia 21,525 258.52 99.8%
West Virginia 3,665 198.05 98.9%
 

Full Names with JOAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named JOAN.

The most popular full name is JOAN Smith. 0.77% of all the people named JOAN have this family name.

There are 54451 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JOAN Smith 0.77%
2 JOAN Johnson 0.59%
3 JOAN Miller 0.50%
4 JOAN Brown 0.38%
5 JOAN Williams 0.36%
6 JOAN Anderson 0.32%
7 JOAN Jones 0.32%
8 JOAN Davis 0.30%
9 JOAN Thompson 0.25%
10 JOAN Wilson 0.25%
11 JOAN Taylor 0.24%
12 JOAN Martin 0.22%
13 JOAN Moore 0.21%
14 JOAN Thomas 0.21%
15 JOAN Hall 0.21%
16 JOAN Lee 0.20%
17 JOAN King 0.20%
18 JOAN Clark 0.19%
19 JOAN Nelson 0.18%
20 JOAN Hill 0.18%