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 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#183 · 1 in 1,277
- New Jersey#202 · 1 in 1,453
- Massachusetts#246 · 1 in 3,120
- Michigan#253 · 1 in 2,349
- Pennsylvania#264 · 1 in 2,656
Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #183 | 67 | 1 in 1,277 |
| New Jersey | #202 | 17 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Massachusetts | #246 | 9 | 1 in 3,120 |
| Michigan | #253 | 18 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Pennsylvania | #264 | 28 | 1 in 2,656 |
| Maryland | #278 | 5 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Illinois | #286 | 20 | 1 in 2,760 |
| Iowa | #294 | 6 | 1 in 3,152 |
| Wisconsin | #310 | 6 | 1 in 3,979 |
| Missouri | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,354 |
| Ohio | #386 | 10 | 1 in 5,107 |
| Indiana | #392 | 5 | 1 in 5,213 |
| Kentucky | #418 | 6 | 1 in 4,704 |
| California | #438 | 10 | 1 in 4,452 |
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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
- 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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,228 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 91.6% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.