Joanne Kelly
There are approximately 106 people named Joanne Kelly living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,233,531 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joanne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kelly. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
106
1 in 3,233,531
Named Joanne
117K
Alive today
Named Kelly
311K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 117K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 311K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #74
Per 100K: 90.65
Top ancestry: White (78.1%)
First name trend
Joanne: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joanne. The peak year was 1947 with 6,074 births. The average person named Joanne today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kelly surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kelly, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.1%.
- White78.1%
- Black or African American16.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Joanne has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0342% of the US population, based on 117,212 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kelly appears at a rate of 90.65 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0907%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 106 people with the full name Joanne Kelly. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Joanne
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FAQ
Joanne Kelly: questions and answers
How many people are named Joanne Kelly?
We estimate approximately 106 people in the United States share the full name Joanne Kelly. That works out to about 1 in 3,233,531 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0342%) with the surname frequency (90.65 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joanne Kelly?
We classify Joanne Kelly as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,233,531 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Joanne a male or female name?
Joanne is predominantly female. Out of 212,407 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Joanne profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.