Girls' name · since 1880
Johannah
3,113 babies named Johannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,113
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,113 babies have been named Johannah since 1880, making it today's #5242 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Johannah recorded 3,113 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5242 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,113 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johannah ranks #3,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,113 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,113
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Johannah's 3,113 recorded births place it above 95.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Johannah compares
3,113 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Johannah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,113 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Johannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johannah splits its recorded history at 1963: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Johannah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (633 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Johannah's strongest decade.
633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Johannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 39
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 51
1890s
51 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 62
1920s
62 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 107
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 110
1960s
110 births
- 1970s 205
1970s
205 births
- 1980s
1980s
374 births
- 1990s
1990s
567 births
- 2000s
2000s
576 births
- 2010s
2010s
633 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 633 births (20% of all-time use).
How Johannah 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 Johannah's total volume
Johannah by state
Where Johannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 48 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 39 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 19 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 19 | 0.6% |
142 of 3,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Johannah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johannah's data
- Johannah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (633 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johannahs (142 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 Johannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Johannah 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.