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

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1883 · 85 births
Debut · girls
64 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
54,247
since 1880

Johanna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Johanna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #179, 1883girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#869309
2024#848319
2023#749376
2022#789358
2021#704409
2020#644449
2019#593511
2018#533590
2017#549563
2016#554562
2015#541578
2014#542571
2013#532561
2012#478640
2011#518563
2010#440697
2009#476652
2008#449703#12,5535
2007#416786
2006#377857
2005#405778
2004#503585
2003#519546
2002#466612
2001#419677#9,2436
2000#468594
1999#483538
1998#495512
1997#423613
1996#432589
1995#441582
1994#439574
1993#426589
1992#391663#6,1288
1991#373691#8,2365
1990#374699#5,8238
1989#364707
1988#332742#5,2008
1987#316769#4,5739
1986#304803#4,8538
1985#276904#3,21614
1984#265919#3,92510
1983#299779#5,4846
1982#307795#5,6196
1981#278880#4,5098
1980#286865#4,4958
1979#399544#4,0689
1978#396520
1977#360608
1976#344621
1975#382541
1974#374571#5,2275
1973#402495#4,5056
1972#455410
1971#451455
1970#485412
1969#479406
1968#557303
1967#544300
1966#522328
1965#490376
1964#502377
1963#490395
1962#520355
1961#501377
1960#558308
1959#592280
1958#598275
1957#583274
1956#548291
1955#555265
1954#602227
1953#520271
1952#516268
1951#544239
1950#527244
1949#500263
1948#488273
1947#461317
1946#478272
1945#481225
1944#431278
1943#432289
1942#401320
1941#403284
1940#417268
1939#386293
1938#418261
1937#396268
1936#406250
1935#380278
1934#381281
1933#457206
1932#419245
1931#454201
1930#425243
1929#434229
1928#474207
1927#441242
1926#446228
1925#423267
1924#397300
1923#414260
1922#401272
1921#365332
1920#382297
1919#379294
1918#373307
1917#332354
1916#317366
1915#335319
1914#328256
1913#347196
1912#331188
1911#362121
1910#325141
1909#360102
1908#356103
1907#322116
1906#323108
1905#334102
1904#284125
1903#32491
1902#295114
1901#271119
1900#270144
1899#248128
1898#230161
1897#256123
1896#221157
1895#223151
1894#237127
1893#203155
1892#217141
1891#217122
1890#234108
1889#216114
1888#207118
1887#22486
1886#192105
1885#20487
1884#22173
1883#17985
1882#18674
1881#19658
1880#19164
First appearance
1880

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
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMEVermont: #92 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 377 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #100 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 445 girlsNHWashington: #329 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedIDMontana: #160 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 678 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsMNIllinois: #229 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsILWisconsin: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,118 girlsWIMichigan: #340 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsMINew York: #145 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 768 girlsNYMassachusetts: #189 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedRIOregon: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,424 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedSDIowa: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsIAIndiana: #676 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,979 girlsINOhio: #441 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,803 girlsOHPennsylvania: #299 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsPANew Jersey: #170 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 887 girlsNJConnecticut: #194 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsCTCalifornia: #175 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 872 girlsCAUtah: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsUTColorado: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,208 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsWVVirginia: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsVAMaryland: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedDEArizona: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsAZNew Mexico: #212 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 932 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedARTennessee: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,984 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #318 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #491 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsALGeorgia: #677 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,803 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedHITexas: #405 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,578 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#92 · 1 in 377
  2. New Hampshire#100 · 1 in 445
  3. New York#145 · 1 in 768
  4. Montana#160 · 1 in 678
  5. New Jersey#170 · 1 in 887

Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9271 in 377
New Hampshire#100121 in 445
New York#1451321 in 768
Montana#16071 in 678
New Jersey#170421 in 887
California#1752081 in 872
Massachusetts#189291 in 1,090
Connecticut#194151 in 1,027
New Mexico#212101 in 932
Illinois#229531 in 1,418
Florida#250361 in 1,503
Minnesota#290141 in 2,078
Pennsylvania#299321 in 2,167
Colorado#310111 in 1,888
North Carolina#318151 in 2,209
West Virginia#32851 in 2,305
Washington#329141 in 1,972
Iowa#33181 in 2,427
Arizona#332111 in 1,814
Michigan#340231 in 2,550
Wisconsin#361101 in 3,118
Oregon#37471 in 2,424
Missouri#403101 in 3,208
Texas#405481 in 2,578
Utah#41261 in 2,689
Maryland#41771 in 2,994
Alabama#41881 in 2,842
Ohio#441191 in 3,803
Virginia#47281 in 3,757
Tennessee#47771 in 3,984
Louisiana#49191 in 3,403
Indiana#67651 in 6,979
Georgia#67761 in 5,803
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Mississippi
Nebraska
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #179 (85 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,321
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 15.0% of all girls named Johanna (8,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s864#179 (1883)#202
1890s1,373#203 (1893)#229
1900s1,124#270 (1900)#314
1910s2,542#317 (1916)#343
1920s2,634#365 (1921)#418
1930s2,526#380 (1935)#412
1940s2,789#401 (1942)#449
1950s2,634#516 (1952)#559
1960s3,525#479 (1969)#516
1970s5,177#344 (1976)#405
1980s8,163#265 (1984)#303
1990s6,050#373 (1991)#428
2000s6,790#377 (2006)#450
2010s5,836#440 (2010)#528
2020s2,220#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

girls
#278
880 births · 1 in 1,896 girls
boys
#4,509
8 births · 1 in 223,897 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #278Johanna880

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #4,509Johanna8
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).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #275Helen899
  2. #276Gretchen895
  3. #277Janice890
  4. #278Johanna880
  5. #279Angelina876
  6. #280Amie875
  7. #281Juanita874
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 3,850Tashina#4,743#893
  2. 2,742Krystle#3,215#473
  3. 1,800Tierra#2,342#542
  4. 1,398Martine#2,189#791
  5. 999Nereida#1,981#982
Fallers
  1. 764Kylene#990#1,754
  2. 607Renada#708#1,315
  3. 560Ashanti#822#1,382
  4. 399Renata#336#735
  5. 395Tracee#959#1,354

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).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #4,153Zedrick9
  2. #4,153Zenas9
  3. #4,153Zvi9
  4. #4,509Johanna8
  5. #4,509Abdallah8
  6. #4,509Abrahm8
  7. #4,509Adom8
  8. #4,961Abdel7
  9. #4,961Abdiel7
  10. #4,961Abelino7

Tied with 451 names at #4,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. 1,321Marchello#2,162#841
  2. 1,104Skylar#2,058#954
  3. 816Kellen#1,432#616
  4. 499Marcello#1,291#792
  5. 456Tyrel#1,089#633
Fallers
  1. 306Kenyatta#871#1,177
  2. 284Seneca#718#1,002
  3. 247Kimberly#989#1,236
  4. 216Chadd#927#1,143
  5. 214Levar#911#1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1981