Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Johana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,287 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,287
among girls · ↓548 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
80
named Johana · -32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,091
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
329 babies
All-time total
6,978
#2,083 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Johana popularity over time

6,978 babies have been named Johana since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 17 – 17 2 – #2,798
1920s 10 – 10 1 -41% #5,385
1930s 10 – 10 1 0% #4,529
1940s 5 – 5 1 -50% #4,711
1950s 12 – 12 1 +140% #5,116
1960s 44 – 44 4 +267% #5,205
1970s 181 – 181 18 +311% #2,360
1980s 807 – 807 81 +346% #1,127
1990s 1,292 11 1,303 130 +61% #1,078
2000s 2,679 – 2,679 268 +106% #749
2010s 1,338 – 1,338 134 -50% #1,107
2020s (to 2025) 572 – 572 95 -29% #1,739

Where Johana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 74 0.05 outside top 500

Where Johana is most popular

Girls named Johana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Johana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 81 0.096 +63%
Texas 72 0.090 +51%
North Carolina 20 0.088 +48%
Florida 33 0.077 +30%
Alabama 6 0.064 +8%
Georgia 12 0.053 -11%
Illinois 11 0.048 -19%
Maryland 5 0.047 -20%
Washington 6 0.042 -30%
New York 8 0.020 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Johana

Johana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,287 in 2025 with 80 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 6,978 American babies have been named Johana. Its peak came in 2005, when 329 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Johana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Johana?

The median living Johana is about 21 years old; half are between 15 and 30. An estimated 6,900 people named Johana are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Johana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 80 #2,287 – –
2024 117 #1,739 – –
2023 101 #1,952 – –
2022 88 #2,163 – –
2021 95 #2,036 – –
2020 91 #2,041 – –
2019 107 #1,881 – –
2018 132 #1,619 – –
2017 143 #1,538 – –
2016 110 #1,871 – –
2015 106 #1,915 – –
2014 109 #1,859 – –
2013 122 #1,707 – –
2012 118 #1,752 – –
2011 167 #1,377 – –
2010 224 #1,107 – –
2009 233 #1,096 – –
2008 231 #1,119 – –
2007 296 #916 – –
2006 311 #860 – –
2005 329 #790 – –
2004 235 #1,004 – –
2003 297 #825 – –
2002 221 #996 – –
2001 320 #749 – –
2000 206 #1,022 – –
1995 118 #1,396 – –
1990 164 #1,078 – –
1985 79 #1,542 – –
1980 121 #1,127 – –
1975 21 #3,331 – –
1970 12 #4,605 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 5 #5,645 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 5 #4,530 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 10 #2,798 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Johana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Johana?

The median living Johana is about 21 years old. Half of all living Johanas are between 15 and 30 years old.

How many people named Johana are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Johana are alive in the United States, based on 6,978 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Johana in 2025?

Johana ranked #2,287 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 80 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Johana?

6,978 babies have been named Johana in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Johana most popular?

Johana peaked in 2005, when 329 newborns received the name.

Is Johana a boy or girl name?

Johana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Johana rising or falling?

Johana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Johana become more popular?

Johana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Johana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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