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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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.

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Yeargirlsboys
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedAKMaine: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #151 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 741 girlsNHWashington: #301 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedIDMontana: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 729 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #254 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsMNIllinois: #345 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsWIMichigan: #347 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsMINew York: #155 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 914 girlsNYMassachusetts: #245 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsMARhode Island: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 963 girlsRIOregon: #280 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,564 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: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsIAIndiana: #386 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsINOhio: #641 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,909 girlsOHPennsylvania: #304 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsPANew Jersey: #171 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 986 girlsNJConnecticut: #150 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 774 girlsCTCalifornia: #153 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 836 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedUTColorado: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #567 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,364 girlsMOKentucky: #404 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #306 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedDEArizona: #340 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 711 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #495 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,342 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #620 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,299 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Johanna, so not publishedHITexas: #320 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsTXFlorida: #266 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#150 · 1 in 774
  2. New Hampshire#151 · 1 in 741
  3. California#153 · 1 in 836
  4. New York#155 · 1 in 914
  5. New Jersey#171 · 1 in 986

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#150221 in 774
New Hampshire#15181 in 741
California#1532421 in 836
New York#1551171 in 914
New Jersey#171411 in 986
Montana#17261 in 729
Rhode Island#17551 in 963
District of Columbia#17681 in 711
Maine#18371 in 909
Massachusetts#245221 in 1,591
Kansas#248101 in 1,465
Minnesota#254171 in 1,679
Wisconsin#264171 in 1,803
Florida#266381 in 1,717
Maryland#271141 in 1,723
Oregon#280101 in 1,564
Colorado#291131 in 1,689
Washington#301151 in 1,843
Pennsylvania#304321 in 2,161
Virginia#306171 in 1,938
Texas#320701 in 1,905
Arizona#340121 in 1,916
Illinois#345311 in 2,355
Michigan#347221 in 2,603
Iowa#36861 in 2,875
Indiana#386111 in 3,095
Kentucky#40461 in 3,542
North Carolina#408121 in 2,963
Louisiana#49591 in 3,342
Missouri#56761 in 5,364
Georgia#62071 in 5,299
Ohio#641101 in 6,909
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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 1985

girls
#276
904 births · 1 in 1,904 girls
boys
#3,216
14 births · 1 in 132,015 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #276Johanna904

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #3,216Johanna14
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,904 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #273Debra918
  2. #274Charity912
  3. #275Hope908
  4. #276Johanna904
  5. #277Charlene902
  6. #277Karla902
  7. #279Gabrielle896
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 132,015 of them was named Johanna, which outranked 57.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johanna
  1. #3,070Wendy15
  2. #3,070Wilhelm15
  3. #3,070Zackory15
  4. #3,216Johanna14
  5. #3,216Abdulrahman14
  6. #3,216Alastair14
  7. #3,216Albino14
  8. #3,401Abdulaziz13
  9. #3,401Aldon13
  10. #3,401Alegandro13

Tied with 184 names at #3,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →