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Joann

Joann is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Joann · JoAnn

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Ireland, Great Britain
Also spelled
JoAnn
US records 1880–2017
548 male / 156,365 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Joann

If you do not know Joann’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Joann,” in English, “Guten Tag Joann,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Joann,

German

Guten Tag Joann,

French

Bonjour Joann,

Spanish

Estimado/a Joann:

Chinese

Joann您好：

Japanese

Joann様

English

Hi Joann,

German

Hi Joann,

French

Salut Joann,

Spanish

Hola Joann,

Chinese

Joann你好：

Japanese

Joannさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Joann by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonwoman's name
Irelandrarewoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

548 male · 156,365 female · 156,913 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.3%Female ≈ 99.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Joann a male or female name?

Joann is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Joann in an email?

If you do not know Joann’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Joann,” in English, “Guten Tag Joann,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Joann a unisex name?

Joann is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Joann a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/joann. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_joann,
  title  = {Is Joann a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/joann},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}