Johann
Johann was given to 85 boys in 2025, #1,856 among boys’ names; 5,519 Americans have been recorded with it since 1912 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 5,000 Americans named Johann and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (91% of everyone recorded); the median is 19 years old and half are between 12 and 36.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Johann by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Johann mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Johann is “a male given name from German Johann.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Johann?
#1,856 among boys’ names, 2025
Johann fell from #1,294 in 2015 to #1,856 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 72.0 to 49.8 per million.
222 babies in 2010, the peak
Johann peaked in 2010, when 222 boys were given it, #912 among boys’ names. The 85 births of 2025 are 38% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | under 5 | 85 | #1,856 | |
| 2024 | under 5 | 91 | #1,799 | |
| 2023 | under 5 | 77 | #1,991 | |
| 2022 | under 5 | 87 | #1,844 | |
| 2021 | under 5 | 76 | #1,971 | |
| 2020 | under 5 | 92 | #1,700 | |
| 2019 | under 5 | 91 | #1,730 | |
| 2018 | under 5 | 126 | #1,397 | |
| 2017 | under 5 | 106 | #1,547 | |
| 2016 | under 5 | 168 | #1,146 |
Every recorded year (108)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | under 5 | 138 | #1,294 | |
| 2014 | under 5 | 130 | #1,338 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 164 | #1,113 | |
| 2012 | under 5 | 215 | #946 | |
| 2011 | under 5 | 210 | #947 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 222 | #912 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 177 | #1,062 | |
| 2008 | under 5 | 157 | #1,158 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 146 | #1,212 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 135 | #1,243 | |
| 2005 | under 5 | 127 | #1,247 | |
| 2004 | 5 | #17,308 | 125 | #1,219 |
| 2003 | 5 | #16,918 | 115 | #1,258 |
| 2002 | under 5 | 113 | #1,216 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 89 | #1,403 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 73 | #1,617 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 62 | #1,701 | |
| 1998 | under 5 | 64 | #1,630 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 53 | #1,801 | |
| 1996 | under 5 | 44 | #2,000 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 51 | #1,740 | |
| 1994 | 7 | #11,055 | 45 | #1,872 |
| 1993 | under 5 | 34 | #2,264 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 35 | #2,192 | |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,110 | 46 | #1,751 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,691 | 38 | #1,989 |
| 1989 | under 5 | 30 | #2,263 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 44 | #1,625 | |
| 1987 | 6 | #10,424 | 40 | #1,694 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,939 | 40 | #1,627 |
| 1985 | under 5 | 49 | #1,400 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 42 | #1,492 | |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,958 | 35 | #1,674 |
| 1982 | under 5 | 47 | #1,385 | |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,693 | 30 | #1,877 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,526 | 48 | #1,365 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,868 | 48 | #1,344 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,989 | 46 | #1,361 |
| 1977 | under 5 | 36 | #1,557 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 37 | #1,480 | |
| 1975 | 6 | #8,417 | 36 | #1,487 |
| 1974 | 6 | #8,107 | 41 | #1,341 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,821 | 37 | #1,389 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,808 | 28 | #1,665 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,253 | 26 | #1,756 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,448 | 26 | #1,726 |
| 1969 | under 5 | 26 | #1,623 | |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,560 | 21 | #1,758 |
| 1967 | 5 | #7,228 | 17 | #1,943 |
| 1966 | under 5 | 15 | #2,091 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 19 | #1,835 | |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,192 | 17 | #2,014 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,567 | 16 | #2,076 |
| 1962 | 8 | #5,054 | 11 | #2,587 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,683 | 10 | #2,798 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,392 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,792 | 13 | #2,351 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,814 | 17 | #1,983 |
| 1957 | 10 | #4,051 | 16 | #2,052 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,578 | 7 | #3,363 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,660 | 8 | #3,090 |
| 1954 | under 5 | 8 | #3,061 | |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,323 | 8 | #3,033 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,110 | 6 | #3,553 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,597 | 5 | #3,976 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,644 | under 5 | |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,942 | 5 | #3,962 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,919 | 5 | #3,925 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,823 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,670 | under 5 | |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,267 | under 5 | |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,938 | under 5 | |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,189 | under 5 | |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,476 | 5 | #3,827 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,586 | under 5 | |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,863 | under 5 | |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,760 | under 5 | |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,980 | under 5 | |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,603 | under 5 | |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,529 | under 5 | |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,581 | under 5 | |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,459 | under 5 | |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,684 | under 5 | |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,304 | under 5 | |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,360 | under 5 | |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,149 | under 5 | |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,502 | under 5 | |
| 1928 | 10 | #3,042 | under 5 | |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,711 | under 5 | |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,163 | under 5 | |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,744 | under 5 | |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,222 | under 5 | |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,500 | under 5 | |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,783 | 5 | #4,631 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,195 | 5 | #4,483 |
| 1917 | under 5 | 5 | #4,272 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 6 | #3,624 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 5 | #2,722 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Johann a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,519 Americans recorded as Johann, 12% are girls and 88% boys. In 2025 it went to 85 boys; SSA lists no girls with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Johann: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Johann, and how old are they?
5,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 91% of the 5,519 Americans ever recorded as Johann. The median Johann alive today is 19 years old; half are between 12 and 36.
The 2020 Census counted 5,853 people named Johann (562 women and girls, 5,291 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 4,638 born in the U.S. The Census count is 26% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 98 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 240 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 514 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 661 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,060 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,420 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Johann born?
The states with the most babies named Johann are California, New York and Florida, with 59% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 12 | #1,474 | 1.4× |
| New York | 9 | #1,249 | 1.1× |
| Florida | 9 | #1,300 | 1.0× |
| Texas | 6 | #2,412 | 0.7× |
| New Jersey | 5 | #1,108 | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 5 | #1,383 | 0.6× |
| North Carolina | 5 | #1,365 | 0.4× |
Where Johann is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Johann is most over-represented in California: since 1912 it was given 1.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Johann with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 5,226,264 babies since 1880, Johann is the third most given (<1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 85 of their 8,648 babies (<1%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Johann
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Johann and names like it
- Compare Johann and JohnBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sJohann peaked in 2010.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Johann since 1910.
- German namesWiktionary’s origin for Johann: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2010The year the most babies were named Johann.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Johann alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with JMost given first.