Girl nameCurrently #848 in the USFalling

Johanna

//dʒəˈhænə//

3 syllablesPeak year: 19847 lettersStarts with J

Meaning & origin

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Johanna's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Johanna, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Johanna
188064
188158
188274
188385
188473
188587
1886105
188786
1888118
1889114
1890108
1891122
1892141
1893155
1894127
1895151
1896157
1897123
1898161
1899128
1900144
1901119
1902114
190391
1904125
1905102
1906108
1907116
1908103
1909102
1910141
1911121
1912188
1913196
1914256
1915319
1916366
1917354
1918307
1919294
1920297
1921332
1922272
1923260
1924300
1925267
1926228
1927242
1928207
1929229
1930243
1931201
1932245
1933206
1934281
1935278
1936250
1937268
1938261
1939293
1940269
1941283
1942320
1943289
1944278
1945225
1946272
1947317
1948273
1949263
1950244
1951239
1952268
1953271
1954227
1955265
1956291
1957274
1958275
1959280
1960308
1961377
1962355
1963395
1964377
1965376
1966328
1967300
1968303
1969406
1970412
1971455
1972410
1973501
1974576
1975541
1976621
1977608
1978520
1979553
1980873
1981888
1982801
1983785
1984928
1985918
1986812
1987778
1988750
1989707
1990707
1991696
1992671
1993589
1994574
1995582
1996589
1997613
1998512
1999538
2000594
2001683
2002612
2003546
2004585
2005778
2006857
2007786
2008708
2009652
2010697
2011563
2012640
2013561
2014571
2015578
2016562
2017563
2018589
2019511
2020449
2021408
2022358
2023374
2024318

Johanna through the decades

  • Johanna peaked in 1984, when 928 babies were named Johanna in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Johanna has fallen 31% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Johanna currently ranks #848 in the US and is cooling off.

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