Is Joah a boy or girl name?

Joah is a boy’s name. Of the 1,246 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Joah

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Joah was most popular in 2023, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,162 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,246 people named Joah.

Joah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joah’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joah is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,246 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joah

Where Joah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org