Boys' name · since 1994

Johansen

23 babies named Johansen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,840 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

Johansen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johansen has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2005.

  • #27,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johansen ranks #27,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,840 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johansen's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johansen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Johansen's full recorded timeline at 2004, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Johansen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1994199520042005 5

Johansen by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).

1990s was Johansen's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Johansen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johansen? ▼
23 babies have been named Johansen since 1994. All-time, it sits at #27,840 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
Where does Johansen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johansen ranks #27,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Johansen most popular? ▼
Johansen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Johansen been used? ▼
Johansen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 12 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Johansen? ▼
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.

What to do with Johansen's data

  • Johansen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Johansen

Nearby Names Like Johansen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Johansen

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#23 5,182,633 births
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#458 317,918 births
Johnnie Boy
#2284 102,099 births
Johnathan Boy
#508 98,262 births
Johnathon Boy
#2169 25,600 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Hartzell
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Ludwik
23 births · Peak 1920
Etta
23 births · Peak 1915
Lorentz
23 births · Peak 1918
Rabun
23 births · Peak 1921
Errett
23 births · Peak 1919
Gains
23 births · Peak 1919

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Johansen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2005 (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 Johansen 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.