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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #179, 1883girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#869309—
2024#848319—
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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 1922

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #231 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,782 girlsMNIllinois: #285 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,781 girlsILWisconsin: #208 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsMINew York: #225 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsNYMassachusetts: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,906 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 931 girlsSDIowa: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsIAIndiana: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,267 girlsINOhio: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,196 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsPANew Jersey: #181 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,398 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#178 · 1 in 931
  2. New Jersey#181 · 1 in 1,290
  3. Iowa#199 · 1 in 1,288
  4. Wisconsin#208 · 1 in 1,538
  5. New York#225 · 1 in 1,938

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#17871 in 931
New Jersey#181241 in 1,290
Iowa#199171 in 1,288
Wisconsin#208161 in 1,538
New York#225511 in 1,938
Minnesota#231131 in 1,782
Michigan#241181 in 2,056
Pennsylvania#255331 in 2,890
Illinois#285211 in 2,781
Ohio#333131 in 4,196
Massachusetts#34661 in 5,906
Missouri#35391 in 3,398
Indiana#40151 in 5,267
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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 1922

girls
#401
272 births · 1 in 4,415 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #401Johanna272
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 4,415 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 93.1% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #396Patsy277
  2. #399Althea274
  3. #399Mona274
  4. #401Johanna272
  5. #402Dessie269
  6. #403Diana267
  7. #404Consuelo266
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →