How Many People Are Named Johanne?
An estimated 826 people in the United States have the first name Johanne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Johanne peaked in popularity in 1939 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johanne 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 Johanne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
826
About 1 in 414,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1939
42 births
Total Registered
1,453
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johanne
Johanne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,453 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Johanne as a female name
Ranked #9,884 in 2021
10 female births in 2021
Peak: 1939 (42 births)
Johanne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johanne span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 297 babies were registered. Johanne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johanne by Decade
How has Johanne 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.
Johanne by State
Birth registrations for Johanne span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, Massachusetts. On average, about 44 Johannes were registered per state.
Johanne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johanne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johanne
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Johanne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johanne?
We estimate approximately 826 people named Johanne 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 414,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Johanne a common name?
Johanne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,453 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johanne most popular?
Johanne reached peak popularity in 1939, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johanne is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johanne a female name?
Johanne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johanne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johanne Smith, Johanne Johnson, Johanne 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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