Boys' name · since 1983
Johah
29 babies named Johah in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Johah recorded 29 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2008.
- #26,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johah ranks #26,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johah's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johah splits its recorded history at 1997: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2008
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Johah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Johah's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Johah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Johah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1983–2008 (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 Johah 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.