Joana is a distinctive choice, ranked #3705 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Joana in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3705
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About the Name Joana
Joana is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 554 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1160 in 2007 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Joana is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Joana in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Joana
Joana Lemos โ Joana Mascarenhas de Lemos is a Portuguese former rally raid racer.
Joana Ribeiro โ Joana Isabel de Alvim Rodrigo Pereira Ribeiro is a Portuguese actress.
Joana Mallwitz โ Joana Mallwitz is a German conductor and pianist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Joana
Unlikely. With around 6 UK babies named Joana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Joana in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Joana is declining: down 1,256 places since 2020, to #3,705 in 2025. It peaked at #1,160 in 2007.
Joana is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Joana include: Joana Lemos, Joana Ribeiro and Joana Mallwitz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Joana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Joanas in the wild.
6
UK babies named Joana (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1256 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Joana
Almost certainly the only Joana in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Joana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Joana, Princess of Beira was a Portuguese infanta (princess), and the eldest surviving daughter of John IV, King of Portugal (the first of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmรกn.