Joany
The Story of Joany
As a girl name
American parents first put Joany on the record books as a girl name in 1958, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 11 Joanys were born — ranking #6,031 that year. About 54% of every Joany on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Joany last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Joany as a boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Joany — #11,471 in the national rankings. Joany last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joany
Joany is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Joany's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #6,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Joany's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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