How Many People Are Named Johann?
An estimated 4,915 people in the United States have the first name Johann. It is used for both genders, with 88.0% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Johann peaked in popularity in 2010 with 222 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johann 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 Johann paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Johann has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
4,915
About 1 in 69,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2010
222 births
Total Registered
5,434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johann
Johann is predominantly male (88.0%), though 650 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Johann as a male name
Ranked #1,792 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (222 births)
Johann as a female name
Ranked #17,314 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1934 (26 births)
Johann: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johann span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,570 babies were registered. Johann has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johann by Decade
How has Johann 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.
Johann by State
Birth registrations for Johann span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 118 Johanns were registered per state.
Johann + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johann
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Johann: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johann?
We estimate approximately 4,915 people named Johann 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 69,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Johann a common name?
Johann is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johann most popular?
Johann reached peak popularity in 2010, when 222 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johann is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johann a male name?
Johann is predominantly male. 88.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johann Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johann Smith, Johann Johnson, Johann 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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