Masculine dossier · first seen 1918
Joao
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
135
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Joao
How many people are named Joao?
An estimated 2,257 living Americans are named Joao.
How rare is Joao?
Joao is uncommon among babies today, with 121 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 10.4% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Joao?
The median age of a living American named Joao is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 31 years old.
Is Joao still popular?
Yes — Joao is currently rising in popularity, with 121 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Joao most common?
Joao has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 11.8× more often than the national baseline.
1918Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
10.4%
2025
121
All-time
2,353
Where it lives now
Joao is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 6.3× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Joao is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.