US Popularity Rank: 703

Origin: British

Meaning: God is gracious

Share your faith and your gratitude for baby's safe arrival into your life with this name. Joanna, a name from multiple origins, mainly Old English, Greek, and Hebrew meaning "god is gracious". Most commonly found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Joanna was a woman who spent some time traveling with Jesus and was later made a saint. It's a more streamlined and elegant alternative to its related names, Johanna and Joanne, and is a sweet nod to the boy name John.