Recorded 1950–1989 Girls' name Peak 1975 59 births

Johnanna — girls' name

59 babies named Johnanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s121970s191980s23
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Johnanna was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

8 babies were named Johnanna in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Johnanna between 1950 and 1989, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Johnanna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnanna 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 59 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.

Johnanna at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

59

Since 1950

40 years of records

Peak year

1975

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1950

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1989

Johnanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1950

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 1989198719851984197519711970196519611950 5

Johnanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 39% of Johnanna's all-time total
1950s51960s121970s191980s23

Johnanna by state

Where Johnanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.5%
California share of Johnanna's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnanna?
59 babies have been named Johnanna since 1950. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1975 with 8 births.
When was Johnanna most popular?
Johnanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Johnanna most popular?
The top states for the name Johnanna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Johnanna been used?
Johnanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 40 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Johnanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1989 (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.