Joana is a distinctive choice, ranked #1895 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Joana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1895
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 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Joana is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Joana
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Joana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Joana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Joana is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 554 places over the last five years to #1895 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Mascarenhas de Lemos is a Portuguese former rally raid racer.; Joana Ribeiro — Joana Isabel de Alvim Rodrigo Pereira Ribeiro is a Portuguese actress.; Joana Mallwitz — Joana Mallwitz is a German conductor and pianist..
Joana does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Joanas in the wild.
15
UK babies named Joana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 554 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
Likely around 1 other Joana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Mascarenhas de Lemos is a Portuguese former rally raid racer. She raced on motorcycles between 1990 and 1995 and automobiles between 1996 and 2004.
Joana de Eça was a Portuguese courtier and royal favorite. She served as camareira-mor (Mistress of the Robes) to Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal.
Joana is a given name, equivalent to Joanna in Catalan (IPA: [ʒuˈanə]) and Portuguese (IPA: [ʒuˈɐnɐ]). The Galician form of the name is Xoana (IPA: [ʃoˈanɐ]).
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 Guzmán.