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Joao
Pronounced /d͡ʒoʊˈaʊ/
Rank in 2024
#1,403
Born in 2024
133
Peak year
2024 · #1403
Origin
Portuguese
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 133 boys were named Joao, about 1 in every 12,897.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1918.
- 2,230 boys have been named Joao since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Joao per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 39 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 274 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 344 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 727 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 841 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Portuguese João. Doublet of John.
- A male given name from Portuguese.
- Origin
- Portuguese
- Say it
- /d͡ʒoʊˈaʊ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Joao, CC BY-SA 4.0.