How Many People Are Named Joh?
An estimated 370 people in the United States have the first name Joh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Joh peaked in popularity in 1982 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
370
About 1 in 926,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1982
21 births
Total Registered
407
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joh
Joh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 407 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joh as a male name
Ranked #7,582 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1982 (21 births)
Joh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joh span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 151 babies were registered. Joh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joh by Decade
How has Joh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joh by State
Joh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joh
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joh?
We estimate approximately 370 people named Joh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 926,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Joh a common name?
Joh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 407 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joh most popular?
Joh reached peak popularity in 1982, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joh is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joh a male name?
Joh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joh Smith, Joh Johnson, Joh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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