Total births
1,025
Girls' name · since 1972
Yohanna
1,025 babies named Yohanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3292
- among girls today
- 1,025
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 81%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yohanna is the #3292 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,025 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yohanna has been recorded 1,025 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #3292 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3292 among girls today
- 1,025 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
- 81% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Yohanna is currently the #3292 girls' name in America, more common than 81% of girls - 1,025 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3292
- among girls today
- 1,025
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 81%
- more common than other girls
Yohanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#3292
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 81% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Yohanna was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
65 babies were named Yohanna in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Yohanna compares
1,025 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,726 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
Yohanna's all-time total is 168% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yohanna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,025 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yohanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yohanna's full recorded timeline at 2003, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yohanna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#3,292
Active since
1972
Yohanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Yohanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yohanna's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Yohanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
365 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 365 births (36% of all-time use).
How Yohanna 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 Yohanna's total volume
Yohanna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Yohanna by state
Where Yohanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 43 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 6 | 0.6% |
California share of Yohanna's total US births 7.3%
Even split
75 of 1,025 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Yohanna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yohanna? ▼
1,025 babies have been named Yohanna since 1972. It currently ranks #3292 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 65 births.
When was Yohanna most popular? ▼
Yohanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 365 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Yohanna most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yohanna are California (75 births), Texas (45 births), Virginia (43 births).
How long has the name Yohanna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yohanna since 1972 -- 54 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yohanna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yohana, Yohali, Yohanan, Yohaly, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yohanna's data
- Yohanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (365 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yohannas (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yohanna
Nearby Names Like Yohanna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yohanna
Yohana Girl
#2875 1,410 births
Yohali Girl
#11747 29 births
Yohanan Girl
10 births
Yohaly Girl
#12159 8 births
Yohanny Girl
5 births
Compare Yohanna side by side: Yohanna vs Yohana Yohanna vs Yohali Yohanna vs Yohanan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yohanna: #3292 Girls' Name - 1,025 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yohanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yohanna 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 July 2026.