Yohanna: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,901

among girls · ↓567 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Yohanna · -21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

65 babies

All-time total

1,025

#7,393 all-time among girls

First recorded

1972

in Social Security records

Yohanna popularity over time

1,025 babies have been named Yohanna since 1972, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	27	3	–	#7,287
1980s	65	7	+141%	#4,340
1990s	94	9	+45%	#6,474
2000s	197	20	+110%	#4,671
2010s	365	37	+85%	#3,302
2020s (to 2025)	277	46	+26%	#2,686

Where Yohanna 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	39	0.02	outside top 500
2027	40	0.02	outside top 500
2028	41	0.03	outside top 500
2029	42	0.03	outside top 500
2030	42	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Yohanna

Yohanna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,901 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 1,025 American babies have been named Yohanna. Its peak came in 2022, when 65 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Yohanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yohanna?

The median living Yohanna is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 1,000 people named Yohanna are alive in the United States today.

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

Yohanna year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	38	#3,901
2024	48	#3,334
2023	49	#3,324
2022	65	#2,686
2021	40	#3,799
2020	37	#3,910
2019	39	#3,847
2018	39	#3,846
2017	49	#3,302
2016	37	#4,079
2015	41	#3,762
2014	47	#3,420
2013	34	#4,332
2012	35	#4,292
2011	27	#5,203
2010	17	#7,500
2009	21	#6,535
2008	22	#6,342
2007	32	#4,671
2006	27	#5,230
2005	23	#5,598
2004	14	#8,244
2003	18	#6,572
2002	12	#8,826
2001	17	#6,614
2000	11	#9,153
1995	7	#11,767
1990	9	#9,237
1985	–	–
1980	10	#6,787
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
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1930	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Yohanna?

The median living Yohanna is about 11 years old. Half of all living Yohannas are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Yohanna are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Yohanna are alive in the United States, based on 1,025 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yohanna mean?

Yohanna is both a given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Yohanna in 2025?

Yohanna ranked #3,901 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yohanna?

1,025 babies have been named Yohanna in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yohanna most popular?

Yohanna peaked in 2022, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Yohanna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Yohanna rising or falling?

Yohanna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yohanna become more popular?

Yohanna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Yohanna 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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