Girls' name · peaked in 1883
Johanna name popularity since 1925
47,012 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Johanna. Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Johanna is about 40 years old in 2026. Johanna peaked in 1883 as the #180 name for girls, and it ranked #871 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 47,012
- Named Johanna, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1883
- #180 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #871
- for girls in 2025 (309 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 46,883 girls · 129 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Johanna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Johanna births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1984. Measured as a share of all babies, Johanna peaked earlier, in 1883.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Johanna became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 5,410 baby girls to 1 in 2,950.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 3,280 to 1 in 5,080.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Johanna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Johanna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Johanna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 2,526 | 0 | #380 |
| 1940s | 2,789 | 0 | #481 |
| 1950s | 2,634 | 0 | #557 |
| 1960s | 3,525 | 0 | #490 |
| 1970s | 5,177 | 20 | #382 |
| 1980s | 8,163 | 77 | #276 |
| 1990s | 6,050 | 21 | #441 |
| 2000s | 6,790 | 11 | #405 |
| 2010s | 5,836 | 0 | #541 |
| 2020–25 | 2,220 | 0 | #871 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.0% of babies named Johanna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Johanna is most popular
The index compares Johanna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Johanna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1.85× | 5,964 |
| New Jersey | 1.78× | 2,078 |
| California | 1.67× | 7,485 |
| Connecticut | 1.40× | 645 |
| Massachusetts | 1.37× | 1,382 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Johanna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna (this page) | 46,883 | 1883 |
| Joanna | 108,586 | 1984 |
| Johana | 6,940 | 2005 |
| Johannah | 2,912 | 1884 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Johanna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Johanna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Johanna (1883).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data