Meaning of the nameJoanna
Joanna is a spelling of the name Joana, which means “feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”.
Meaning
“feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Meaning of the name Joana, of which Joanna is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Joanna · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 4,236
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,079
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,467
- people
Joanna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joanna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (963 people).
4,223 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Joanna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joanna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 811 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 657 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 376 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 350 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 282 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 274 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 246 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 139 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 100 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 89 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 70 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Joanna
It doubles the N; Wiktionary marks it as a dated form in Portuguese, and the same spelling is the English and Polish form of the name.
About the name Joana
Wiktionary traces Joana from Latin Joanna, Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna) and Biblical Hebrew, and Behind the Name describes Joanna as the feminine form of Ioannes, the name that gave João. Hebrew Yoḥanan, the source of João, means 'Yahweh is gracious', according to Behind the Name. In the New Testament, Joana is the name of a follower of Jesus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 238,493 people named Joana, with a median age of 52.
Other spellings of Joana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Joana | 238,493 |
| Joanna | 4,236 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Joana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Joanna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Joanna · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joanna
What does the name Joanna mean?
Joanna means “feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Joana, of which Joanna is a spelling.
How many people are named Joanna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,236 people with the first name Joanna, which ranks it number 3,079 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Joanna a boy's or a girl's name?
Joanna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,223 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Joanna?
Joanna is a name of Hebrew, Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Joanna most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joanna (657 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joanna?
Joana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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