How Many People Are Named Johana?
An estimated 6,686 people in the United States have the first name Johana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Johana peaked in popularity in 2005 with 329 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johana 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 Johana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,686
About 1 in 51,264 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
329 births
Total Registered
6,896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johana
Johana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,896 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Johana as a male name
Ranked #9,504 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1993 (6 births)
Johana as a female name
Ranked #1,741 in 2024
116 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (329 births)
Johana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johana span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,679 babies were registered. Johana has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johana by Decade
How has Johana 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.
Johana by State
Birth registrations for Johana span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Massachusetts. On average, about 203 Johanas were registered per state.
Johana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johana
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Johana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johana?
We estimate approximately 6,686 people named Johana 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 51,264 Americans share this first name.
Is Johana a common name?
Johana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johana most popular?
Johana reached peak popularity in 2005, when 329 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johana is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johana a female name?
Johana is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johana Smith, Johana Johnson, Johana 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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