Is Johan a boy or girl name?
Johan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 554 boys were named Johan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 14,268 US babies named Johan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #536
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Johan since 1910
- 14,268
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 659 babies
Boys and girls named Johan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 71 | 14 | 16.5% |
| 1930s | 27 | 68 | 71.6% |
| 1940s | 37 | 13 | 26% |
| 1950s | 46 | 5 | 9.8% |
| 1960s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 445 | 8 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 890 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,429 | 27 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 5,362 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,466 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 554 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 515 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 501 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 438 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 458 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 480 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 480 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 577 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 659 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 514 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 478 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 496 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 566 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 520 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 592 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 573 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 616 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 530 | #498 | 6 | #16,408 |
| 2006 | 476 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 439 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 395 | #573 | 7 | #13,388 |
| 2003 | 388 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 447 | #511 | 7 | #12,815 |
| 2001 | 393 | #547 | 7 | #12,657 |
| 2000 | 172 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 180 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 150 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 69 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,201 | 8 | #8,309 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,586 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,809 | 5 | #6,060 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,565 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,767 | 5 | #4,711 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,603 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,660 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,293 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,245 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,459 | 8 | #3,300 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,304 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,262 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,230 | 6 | #4,150 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,698 | 8 | #3,499 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,280 | 5 | #4,923 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,952 | 9 | #3,319 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,668 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,029 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,726 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johan reached #451 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #3,245 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.