Joao
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João is the Portuguese form, meaning “God is gracious.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Joao in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Joao against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Joao is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Joao in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 121 boys were named Joao, making it the #1466 boys' name in the US. Since 1918, 2,353 boys have been named Joao, with the most (135) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Joao in other languages
- Jan Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Ivan Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Slovenian
- Ivo Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Italian, Slovenian
- Johannes Dutch, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Jon Danish, English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Иван Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
- Hans Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Jack Dutch, English, Irish
- Johan Dutch, German, Swedish
- John Dutch, English, German
- Evan Dutch, Welsh
- Giovanni Dutch, Italian
- Ian Dutch, English
- Ioan Romanian, Welsh
- Johann Dutch, German
- Johnny Dutch, English
- Juan Dutch, Spanish
- Gian Italian
- Hanns German
- Honza Czech
- Ieuan Welsh
- Ifan Welsh
- Ion Romanian
- Ivano Italian
- Iwo Polish
- Jaan Estonian
- Jean French
- Joan Catalan
- Joannes Dutch
- João Portuguese
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Joao
There are 1,349 towns and villages with Joao in their name, in 7 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 1086🇲🇿 Mozambique 129🇵🇹 Portugal 79🇦🇴 Angola 21🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 17🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 9🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 8
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| João Pessoa | Paraíba, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 817,511 | Map |
| João Monlevade | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 83,360 | Map |
| João Pinheiro | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 46,801 | Map |
| João Câmara | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 33,290 | Map |
| João Alfredo | Pernambuco, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 27,725 | Map |
| João Dourado | Bahia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 24,854 | Map |
| João Lisboa | Maranhão, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 24,709 | Map |
| São João | Pernambuco, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 23,837 | Map |
| João Neiva | Espírito Santo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 14,079 | Map |
| São João | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 10,181 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Joao
There are 20 lakes and reservoirs with Joao in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Açude João Câmara | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Açude João Pires | Ceará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Baía São João | Mato Grosso, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| João da Silva | Ceará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago João Peres | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago São João da Miséria | Amazonas, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lago de João | Roraima, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lagoa Furtado de João Dias | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lagoa João Emídio | Tocantins, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Lagoa João Garcia | Roraima, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Joao
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Joao.
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