Boys' name · since 2000
Joahan
Joahan has 143 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
143 boys have been named Joahan since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Joahan has 143 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2005.
- #15,069 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 143 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joahan ranks #15,069 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 143
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Joahan's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Joahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joahan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2005
- Peak year (2002)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Joahan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Joahan's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Joahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (100% of all-time use).
Joahan by state
Where Joahan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 37.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 17.5% |
54 of 143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Joahans (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Joahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joahan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.