UK girl's name
Jo-Ann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1998. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jo-Ann is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Jo-Ann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1998 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 1998. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 32 living people in the UK are called Jo-Ann. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1999 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jo-Ann ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales in 1998, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 4 girls were registered as Jo-Ann.
- • Jo-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #576 in 1989.
- • About 32 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jo-Ann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
1998
Births in 1998
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
4 births
Estimated living
32
2026
Popularity
Jo-Ann over time
The chart below shows babies named Jo-Ann registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 1998. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jo-Ann, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 1998, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jo-Ann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jo-Ann was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #3487 | 7 | 2 |
Geography
Where Jo-Ann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Jo-Ann. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Jo-Ann ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #576 in 1989.
Across the UK
Jo-Ann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#576 in 1989
8 years of NRS records, 26 total registered
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- Jessie 5,418
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FAQ
Jo-Ann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jo-Ann in the UK right now?
In 1998, Jo-Ann was ranked #3848 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jo-Ann most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 4 babies registered as Jo-Ann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jo-Ann in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Jo-Ann across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 26 more in Scotland.
Where is Jo-Ann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Jo-Ann ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #576 in 1989. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.