Joanne Woodward
There are approximately 14 people named Joanne Woodward living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 24,482,453 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joanne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Woodward. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
14
1 in 24,482,453
Named Joanne
117K
Alive today
Named Woodward
40K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 117K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (84.5%)
Estimated bearers: 40K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #978
Per 100K: 11.80
Top ancestry: White (86.6%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Joanne
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Joanne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Joanne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Joanne at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.5% · 153,517
- Black or African American5.4% · 9,800
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 8,212
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 6,960
- Two or more races1.4% · 2,593
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 672
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Woodward surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Woodward, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Woodward described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Woodward at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.6% · 30,541
- Black or African American4.7% · 1,641
- Two or more races3.8% · 1,336
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 1,205
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 295
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 248
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Joanne right now.
The surname Woodward appears at a rate of 11.80 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0118%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 14 people with the full name Joanne Woodward. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Joanne Woodward: questions and answers
How many people are named Joanne Woodward?
We estimate approximately 14 people in the United States share the full name Joanne Woodward. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0342%) with the surname frequency (11.80 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joanne Woodward?
We classify Joanne Woodward as "Very Rare". About 1 in 24,482,453 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Joanne Woodward?
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