US rank #3045 Boys' name Peak 2019 2,258 births

Johannes — #3045 US boys' name

2,258 babies named Johannes in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3045
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Johannes was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

62 babies were named Johannes in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johannes

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,258 babies named Johannes between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johannes currently holds the #3045 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johannes performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 485 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Johannes shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 291 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Johannes in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johannes in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,258 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johannes at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,258

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2019

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,045

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Johannes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
62
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Johannes by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
485 births that decade — 21% of Johannes's all-time total
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Johannes by state

Where Johannes concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Johannes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
291 12.9%
#2 New York
42 1.9%
#3 Texas
40 1.8%
#4 Minnesota
11 0.5%
#5 Illinois
5 0.2%
#6 Virginia
5 0.2%
California share of Johannes's total US births 12.9%
Even split

291 of 2,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johannes?
2,258 babies have been named Johannes since 1913. It currently ranks #3045 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 62 births.
When was Johannes most popular?
Johannes was most popular in the 2010s decade with 485 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Johannes most popular?
The top states for the name Johannes are California (291 births), New York (42 births), Texas (40 births).
How long has the name Johannes been used?
Johannes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Johannes?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.