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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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—
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 1970

  • 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: #433 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,078 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #507 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,917 girlsMNIllinois: #482 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsILWisconsin: #368 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsWIMichigan: #471 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,358 girlsMINew York: #378 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsNYMassachusetts: #322 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,485 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: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedIAIndiana: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,384 girlsINOhio: #479 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,953 girlsOHPennsylvania: #430 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,737 girlsPANew Jersey: #364 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,512 girlsNJConnecticut: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCTCalifornia: #410 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsCAUtah: 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: #467 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,432 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #498 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,914 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedDEArizona: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,989 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNMKansas: #412 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #530 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,236 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #343 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #700 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,082 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #552 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedHITexas: #801 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,014 girlsTXFlorida: #459 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#299 · 1 in 1,888
  2. Massachusetts#322 · 1 in 2,485
  3. District of Columbia#343 · 1 in 1,995
  4. New Jersey#364 · 1 in 2,512
  5. Wisconsin#368 · 1 in 3,368

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#299111 in 1,888
Massachusetts#322171 in 2,485
District of Columbia#34351 in 1,995
New Jersey#364201 in 2,512
Wisconsin#368101 in 3,368
New York#378571 in 2,481
California#410661 in 2,485
Kansas#41251 in 2,950
Pennsylvania#430231 in 3,737
Washington#43381 in 3,078
Florida#459141 in 3,400
Missouri#46781 in 4,432
Michigan#471171 in 4,358
Ohio#479181 in 4,953
Arizona#48251 in 2,989
Illinois#482221 in 3,988
Virginia#49871 in 4,914
Minnesota#50751 in 5,917
Indiana#52381 in 5,384
North Carolina#53081 in 5,236
Georgia#55281 in 5,052
Louisiana#70051 in 6,082
Texas#801131 in 8,014
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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 1970

girls
#485
412 births · 1 in 4,243 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #485Johanna412
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 4,243 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 94.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #482Julianne416
  2. #483Isabel415
  3. #484Jocelyn413
  4. #485Johanna412
  5. #485Valarie412
  6. #487Justine410
  7. #487Liza410
  8. #489Amie409

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →