Girls' name · since 1925
Johna
Johna has 2,456 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,456
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Johna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,456 have been recorded since 1925.
Johna has 2,456 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2024.
- #4,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,456 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johna ranks #4,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,456 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,456
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Johna's 2,456 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Johna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johna's full recorded timeline at 1973, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2024
- Peak year (1963)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Johna popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1995 (Johna as boys' name)
Johna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (633 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Johna's strongest decade.
633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Johna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 121
1940s
121 births
- 1950s 233
1950s
233 births
- 1960s
1960s
633 births
- 1970s
1970s
466 births
- 1980s
1980s
381 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s 194
2000s
194 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 633 births (26% of all-time use).
How Johna 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 Johna's total volume
Johna by state
Where Johna concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 64 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 42 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 32 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.4% |
103 of 2,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Johna appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johna's data
- Johna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (633 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnas (103 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 Johna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1925–2024 (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 Johna 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.