Boys' name · since 1982
Johanan
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Johanan, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 246
- total births
- 1982–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Johanan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 246 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Johanan recorded 246 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- 246 total births
- 1982–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johanan's 246 recorded births place it above 74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johanan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johanan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Johanan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Johanan's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Johanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Johanan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johanan: Baby Name Since 1982 - 246 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johanan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Johanan 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 July 2026.