How Many People Are Named Johna?
An estimated 2,065 people in the United States have the first name Johna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Johna peaked in popularity in 1963 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johna 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 Johna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,065
About 1 in 165,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1963
98 births
Total Registered
2,462
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johna
Johna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,462 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Johna as a male name
Ranked #8,288 in 1995
6 male births in 1995
Peak: 1995 (6 births)
Johna as a female name
Ranked #16,305 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (98 births)
Johna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johna span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 633 babies were registered. Johna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Johna by Decade
How has Johna 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.
Johna by State
Birth registrations for Johna span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, North Carolina. On average, about 23 Johnas were registered per state.
Johna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johna
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Johna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johna?
We estimate approximately 2,065 people named Johna 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 165,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Johna a common name?
Johna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,462 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johna most popular?
Johna reached peak popularity in 1963, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johna is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johna a female name?
Johna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johna Smith, Johna Johnson, Johna 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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