Johann
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,852 for boys in 2025, 85 births
Given to boys 88.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2010 · 222 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,869since 1912
Johann over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #1,852 | 85 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,795 | 91 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,986 | 77 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,839 | 87 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,964 | 76 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,694 | 92 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,723 | 91 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,396 | 126 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,541 | 106 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,145 | 168 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,287 | 138 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,334 | 130 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,112 | 164 | |
| 2012 | — | #946 | 215 | |
| 2011 | — | #943 | 210 | |
| 2010 | — | #910 | 222 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,061 | 177 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,154 | 157 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,206 | 146 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,239 | 135 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,245 | 127 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #1,216 | 125 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,253 | 115 |
| 2002 | — | #1,215 | 113 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,400 | 89 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,609 | 73 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,692 | 62 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,622 | 64 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,790 | 53 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,986 | 44 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,736 | 51 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,868 | 45 |
| 1993 | — | #2,257 | 34 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,174 | 35 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #1,744 | 46 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #1,968 | 38 |
| 1989 | — | #2,245 | 30 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,618 | 44 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #1,684 | 40 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | — | #1,389 | 49 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,481 | 42 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,651 | 35 |
| 1982 | — | #1,382 | 47 | |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #1,865 | 30 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #1,357 | 48 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #1,340 | 48 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #1,352 | 46 |
| 1977 | — | #1,546 | 36 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,469 | 37 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,478 | 36 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #1,335 | 41 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #1,376 | 37 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #1,648 | 28 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #1,745 | 26 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1969 | — | #1,605 | 26 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #1,731 | 21 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #2,044 | 16 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
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| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Johann! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Johann is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#478 · 1 in 3,082
- Colorado#600 · 1 in 3,879
- Massachusetts#607 · 1 in 4,943
- New Jersey#641 · 1 in 4,608
- Illinois#650 · 1 in 4,751
Best ever in a state: #336 in Massachusetts, 1975.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #478 | 9 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Colorado | #600 | 7 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Massachusetts | #607 | 6 | 1 in 4,943 |
| New Jersey | #641 | 9 | 1 in 4,608 |
| Illinois | #650 | 14 | 1 in 4,751 |
| North Carolina | #671 | 10 | 1 in 5,056 |
| California | #699 | 38 | 1 in 6,066 |
| New York | #751 | 18 | 1 in 5,795 |
| Arizona | #780 | 6 | 1 in 6,165 |
| Texas | #846 | 24 | 1 in 7,402 |
| Virginia | #846 | 6 | 1 in 6,970 |
| Florida | #868 | 13 | 1 in 7,074 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 57 spots since 2024 (#1,795 → #1,852)
- 158 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #1,852)
- 565 spots since 2015 (#1,287 → #1,852)
- Biggest jump: 151 spots in 2010 (#1,061 → #910)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 2013 (#946 → #1,112)
Rise & fade · boys
98 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2010 at #910 (222 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 2010–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,643
- Highest: 1 in 8,643 boys born in 2010 were named Johann (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,095 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 32.2% of all boys named Johann (1,570) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1956
- Mostly girls until 1955, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | #2,544 (1912) | #3,524 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,286 (1920) | #4,286 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 21 | #3,370 (1947) | #3,572 |
| 1950s | 88 | #1,953 (1958) | #2,820 |
| 1960s | 161 | #1,605 (1969) | #2,119 |
| 1970s | 361 | #1,335 (1974) | #1,499 |
| 1980s | 405 | #1,357 (1980) | #1,629 |
| 1990s | 472 | #1,622 (1998) | #1,884 |
| 2000s | 1,257 | #1,061 (2009) | #1,260 |
| 2010s | 1,570 | #910 (2010) | #1,234 |
| 2020s | 508 | #1,694 (2020) | #1,855 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Johann in 2012
boys
#946
215 births · 1 in 8,823 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 8,823 of them was named Johann, which outranked 93.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).