Johanna
#869 for girls in 2025, 309 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 85 births
- Debut · girls
- 64 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,247since 1880
Johanna over time
Rank among girls' names. Johanna has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #869 | 309 | — | |
| 2024 | #848 | 319 | — | |
| 2023 | #749 | 376 | — | |
| 2022 | #789 | 358 | — | |
| 2021 | #704 | 409 | — | |
| 2020 | #644 | 449 | — | |
| 2019 | #593 | 511 | — | |
| 2018 | #533 | 590 | — | |
| 2017 | #549 | 563 | — | |
| 2016 | #554 | 562 | — | |
| 2015 | #541 | 578 | — | |
| 2014 | #542 | 571 | — | |
| 2013 | #532 | 561 | — | |
| 2012 | #478 | 640 | — | |
| 2011 | #518 | 563 | — | |
| 2010 | #440 | 697 | — | |
| 2009 | #476 | 652 | — | |
| 2008 | #449 | 703 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #416 | 786 | — | |
| 2006 | #377 | 857 | — | |
| 2005 | #405 | 778 | — | |
| 2004 | #503 | 585 | — | |
| 2003 | #519 | 546 | — | |
| 2002 | #466 | 612 | — | |
| 2001 | #419 | 677 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #468 | 594 | — | |
| 1999 | #483 | 538 | — | |
| 1998 | #495 | 512 | — | |
| 1997 | #423 | 613 | — | |
| 1996 | #432 | 589 | — | |
| 1995 | #441 | 582 | — | |
| 1994 | #439 | 574 | — | |
| 1993 | #426 | 589 | — | |
| 1992 | #391 | 663 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #373 | 691 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #374 | 699 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #364 | 707 | — | |
| 1988 | #332 | 742 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #316 | 769 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #304 | 803 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #276 | 904 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #265 | 919 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #299 | 779 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #307 | 795 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #278 | 880 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #286 | 865 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #399 | 544 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #396 | 520 | — | |
| 1977 | #360 | 608 | — | |
| 1976 | #344 | 621 | — | |
| 1975 | #382 | 541 | — | |
| 1974 | #374 | 571 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #402 | 495 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #455 | 410 | — | |
| 1971 | #451 | 455 | — | |
| 1970 | #485 | 412 | — | |
| 1969 | #479 | 406 | — | |
| 1968 | #557 | 303 | — | |
| 1967 | #544 | 300 | — | |
| 1966 | #522 | 328 | — | |
| 1965 | #490 | 376 | — | |
| 1964 | #502 | 377 | — | |
| 1963 | #490 | 395 | — | |
| 1962 | #520 | 355 | — | |
| 1961 | #501 | 377 | — | |
| 1960 | #558 | 308 | — | |
| 1959 | #592 | 280 | — | |
| 1958 | #598 | 275 | — | |
| 1957 | #583 | 274 | — | |
| 1956 | #548 | 291 | — | |
| 1955 | #555 | 265 | — | |
| 1954 | #602 | 227 | — | |
| 1953 | #520 | 271 | — | |
| 1952 | #516 | 268 | — | |
| 1951 | #544 | 239 | — | |
| 1950 | #527 | 244 | — | |
| 1949 | #500 | 263 | — | |
| 1948 | #488 | 273 | — | |
| 1947 | #461 | 317 | — | |
| 1946 | #478 | 272 | — | |
| 1945 | #481 | 225 | — | |
| 1944 | #431 | 278 | — | |
| 1943 | #432 | 289 | — | |
| 1942 | #401 | 320 | — | |
| 1941 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1940 | #417 | 268 | — | |
| 1939 | #386 | 293 | — | |
| 1938 | #418 | 261 | — | |
| 1937 | #396 | 268 | — | |
| 1936 | #406 | 250 | — | |
| 1935 | #380 | 278 | — | |
| 1934 | #381 | 281 | — | |
| 1933 | #457 | 206 | — | |
| 1932 | #419 | 245 | — | |
| 1931 | #454 | 201 | — | |
| 1930 | #425 | 243 | — | |
| 1929 | #434 | 229 | — | |
| 1928 | #474 | 207 | — | |
| 1927 | #441 | 242 | — | |
| 1926 | #446 | 228 | — | |
| 1925 | #423 | 267 | — | |
| 1924 | #397 | 300 | — | |
| 1923 | #414 | 260 | — | |
| 1922 | #401 | 272 | — | |
| 1921 | #365 | 332 | — | |
| 1920 | #382 | 297 | — | |
| 1919 | #379 | 294 | — | |
| 1918 | #373 | 307 | — | |
| 1917 | #332 | 354 | — | |
| 1916 | #317 | 366 | — | |
| 1915 | #335 | 319 | — | |
| 1914 | #328 | 256 | — | |
| 1913 | #347 | 196 | — | |
| 1912 | #331 | 188 | — | |
| 1911 | #362 | 121 | — | |
| 1910 | #325 | 141 | — | |
| 1909 | #360 | 102 | — | |
| 1908 | #356 | 103 | — | |
| 1907 | #322 | 116 | — | |
| 1906 | #323 | 108 | — | |
| 1905 | #334 | 102 | — | |
| 1904 | #284 | 125 | — | |
| 1903 | #324 | 91 | — | |
| 1902 | #295 | 114 | — | |
| 1901 | #271 | 119 | — | |
| 1900 | #270 | 144 | — | |
| 1899 | #248 | 128 | — | |
| 1898 | #230 | 161 | — | |
| 1897 | #256 | 123 | — | |
| 1896 | #221 | 157 | — | |
| 1895 | #223 | 151 | — | |
| 1894 | #237 | 127 | — | |
| 1893 | #203 | 155 | — | |
| 1892 | #217 | 141 | — | |
| 1891 | #217 | 122 | — | |
| 1890 | #234 | 108 | — | |
| 1889 | #216 | 114 | — | |
| 1888 | #207 | 118 | — | |
| 1887 | #224 | 86 | — | |
| 1886 | #192 | 105 | — | |
| 1885 | #204 | 87 | — | |
| 1884 | #221 | 73 | — | |
| 1883 | #179 | 85 | — | |
| 1882 | #186 | 74 | — | |
| 1881 | #196 | 58 | — | |
| 1880 | #191 | 64 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Johanna was already there! It came in at #191, and was given to 64 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 88 girls a year got the name.
Where Johanna is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#92 · 1 in 377
- New Hampshire#100 · 1 in 445
- New York#145 · 1 in 768
- Montana#160 · 1 in 678
- New Jersey#170 · 1 in 887
Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #92 | 7 | 1 in 377 |
| New Hampshire | #100 | 12 | 1 in 445 |
| New York | #145 | 132 | 1 in 768 |
| Montana | #160 | 7 | 1 in 678 |
| New Jersey | #170 | 42 | 1 in 887 |
| California | #175 | 208 | 1 in 872 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 29 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 15 | 1 in 1,027 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 10 | 1 in 932 |
| Illinois | #229 | 53 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Florida | #250 | 36 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Minnesota | #290 | 14 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Pennsylvania | #299 | 32 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Colorado | #310 | 11 | 1 in 1,888 |
| North Carolina | #318 | 15 | 1 in 2,209 |
| West Virginia | #328 | 5 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Washington | #329 | 14 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Iowa | #331 | 8 | 1 in 2,427 |
| Arizona | #332 | 11 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Michigan | #340 | 23 | 1 in 2,550 |
| Wisconsin | #361 | 10 | 1 in 3,118 |
| Oregon | #374 | 7 | 1 in 2,424 |
| Missouri | #403 | 10 | 1 in 3,208 |
| Texas | #405 | 48 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Utah | #412 | 6 | 1 in 2,689 |
| Maryland | #417 | 7 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Alabama | #418 | 8 | 1 in 2,842 |
| Ohio | #441 | 19 | 1 in 3,803 |
| Virginia | #472 | 8 | 1 in 3,757 |
| Tennessee | #477 | 7 | 1 in 3,984 |
| Louisiana | #491 | 9 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Indiana | #676 | 5 | 1 in 6,979 |
| Georgia | #677 | 6 | 1 in 5,803 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Johanna
- 21 spots since 2024 (#848 → #869)
- 225 spots since 2020 (#644 → #869)
- 328 spots since 2015 (#541 → #869)
- Biggest jump: 113 spots in 1980 (#399 → #286)
- Biggest drop: 99 spots in 2024 (#749 → #848)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #179 (85 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,321 girls born in 1883 were named Johanna (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,202 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 15.0% of all girls named Johanna (8,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 864 | #179 (1883) | #202 |
| 1890s | 1,373 | #203 (1893) | #229 |
| 1900s | 1,124 | #270 (1900) | #314 |
| 1910s | 2,542 | #317 (1916) | #343 |
| 1920s | 2,634 | #365 (1921) | #418 |
| 1930s | 2,526 | #380 (1935) | #412 |
| 1940s | 2,789 | #401 (1942) | #449 |
| 1950s | 2,634 | #516 (1952) | #559 |
| 1960s | 3,525 | #479 (1969) | #516 |
| 1970s | 5,177 | #344 (1976) | #405 |
| 1980s | 8,163 | #265 (1984) | #303 |
| 1990s | 6,050 | #373 (1991) | #428 |
| 2000s | 6,790 | #377 (2006) | #450 |
| 2010s | 5,836 | #440 (2010) | #528 |
| 2020s | 2,220 | #644 (2020) | #767 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Johanna in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,896 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 97.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 223,897 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 38.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,153Zedrick9
- #4,153Zenas9
- #4,153Zvi9
- #4,509Johanna8
- #4,509Abdallah8
- #4,509Abrahm8
- #4,509Adom8
- #4,961Abdel7
- #4,961Abdiel7
- #4,961Abelino7
Tied with 451 names at #4,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.