Girls' name · since 1915
Johana
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 6,967 babies named Johana, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,967
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johana currently ranks #2280 among girls' names in America, with 6,967 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johana has been recorded 6,967 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #2280 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,280 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,967 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johana ranks #2,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,280 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,967 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,967
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johana's 6,967 recorded births place it above 97.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Johana compares
6,967 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Johana's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 329 | 21 | 19,840 |
Johana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johana splits its recorded history at 1990: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 329 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 329
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Johana popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1993 (Johana as boys' name)
Johana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,679 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Johana's strongest decade.
2,679 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Johana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 181
1970s
181 births
- 1980s 807
1980s
807 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,292 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,679 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,338 births
- 2020s 572
2020s
572 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,679 births (38% of all-time use).
How Johana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Johana's total volume
Johana by state
Where Johana concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,915 | 27.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,074 | 15.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 509 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 385 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 200 | 2.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 189 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 152 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 146 | 2.1% |
1,915 of 6,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Johana appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johana's data
- Johana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,679 total births); usage has since declined to 572 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johanas (1,915 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Johana 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.