How Many People Are Named Johannes?
An estimated 2,030 people in the United States have the first name Johannes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Johannes peaked in popularity in 2019 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johannes 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 Johannes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,030
About 1 in 168,845 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2019
62 births
Total Registered
2,258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johannes
Johannes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,258 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Johannes as a male name
Ranked #3,064 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (62 births)
Johannes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johannes span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 485 babies were registered. While Johannes is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Johannes by Decade
How has Johannes 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.
Johannes by State
Birth registrations for Johannes span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota. On average, about 66 Johanness were registered per state.
Johannes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johannes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johannes
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Johannes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johannes?
We estimate approximately 2,030 people named Johannes 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 168,845 Americans share this first name.
Is Johannes a common name?
Johannes is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johannes most popular?
Johannes reached peak popularity in 2019, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johannes is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johannes a male name?
Johannes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johannes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johannes Smith, Johannes Johnson, Johannes 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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