Is Joao a boy or girl name?

Joao is a boy’s name. Of the 2,353 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Joao

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Joao was most popular in 2024, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,912 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,107, with 121 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,353 people named Joao.

Joao over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joao’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joao a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joao is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,353 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Joao

Where Joao 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