How Many People Are Named Johanna?
An estimated 39,245 people in the United States have the first name Johanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Johanna peaked in popularity in 1984 with 928 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johanna 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 Johanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Johanna is overwhelmingly female, 129 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
39,245
About 1 in 8,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1984
928 births
Total Registered
54,062
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johanna
Johanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54,062 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Johanna as a male name
Ranked #13,500 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1985 (14 births)
Johanna as a female name
Ranked #848 in 2024
318 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (918 births)
Johanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johanna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 8,240 babies were registered. Johanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johanna by Decade
How has Johanna 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 864 | 0 | 864 | |
| 1890s | 1,373 | 0 | 1,373 | |
| 1900s | 1,124 | 0 | 1,124 | |
| 1910s | 2,542 | 0 | 2,542 | |
| 1920s | 2,634 | 0 | 2,634 | |
| 1930s | 2,526 | 0 | 2,526 | |
| 1940s | 2,789 | 0 | 2,789 | |
| 1950s | 2,634 | 0 | 2,634 | |
| 1960s | 3,525 | 0 | 3,525 | |
| 1970s | 5,197 | 20 | 5,177 | |
| 1980s | 8,240 | 77 | 8,163 | |
| 1990s | 6,071 | 21 | 6,050 | |
| 2000s | 6,801 | 11 | 6,790 | |
| 2010s | 5,835 | 0 | 5,835 | |
| 2020s | 1,907 | 0 | 1,907 | |
Johanna by State
Birth registrations for Johanna span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Delaware, Mississippi, Vermont. On average, about 901 Johannas were registered per state.
Johanna + Last Name Combinations
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Johanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johanna?
We estimate approximately 39,245 people named Johanna 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 8,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Johanna a common name?
Johanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54,062 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johanna most popular?
Johanna reached peak popularity in 1984, when 928 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johanna is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johanna a female name?
Johanna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johanna Smith, Johanna Johnson, Johanna 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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