Girls' name · since 1919
Johnna
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 10,029 babies named Johnna, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,029
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
10,029 babies have been named Johnna since 1919, making it today's #7540 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnna has been recorded 10,029 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #7540 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,540 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,029 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnna ranks #1,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,029 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,029
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Johnna's 10,029 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Johnna compares
10,029 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Johnna's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,029 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 617 | 21 | 19,840 |
Johnna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnna splits its recorded history at 1976: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 617 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 617
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Johnna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,907 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Johnna's strongest decade.
2,907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Johnna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 92
1930s
92 births
- 1940s 312
1940s
312 births
- 1950s 464
1950s
464 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,907 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,711 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,666 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,468 births
- 2000s 895
2000s
895 births
- 2010s 388
2010s
388 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,907 births (29% of all-time use).
How Johnna 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 Johnna's total volume
Johnna by state
Where Johnna concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 661 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 620 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 473 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 467 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 408 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 353 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 351 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 336 | 3.4% |
661 of 10,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Johnna appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnna's data
- Johnna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,907 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnnas (661 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Johnna: 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 (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Johnna 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.