Is Johanna a boy or girl name?
Johanna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 318 girls and 0 boys were named Johanna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 54,062 US babies named Johanna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #848
- Babies named Johanna since 1880
- 54,062
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 928 babies
Boys and girls named Johanna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 864 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,373 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,124 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,542 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,634 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,526 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,789 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,634 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,525 | 100% |
| 1970s | 20 | 5,177 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 77 | 8,163 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 21 | 6,050 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 11 | 6,790 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,835 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,907 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 318 | #848 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 374 | #753 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 358 | #789 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 408 | #705 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 449 | #645 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 511 | #594 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 589 | #533 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 563 | #550 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 562 | #555 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 578 | #541 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 571 | #542 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 561 | #532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 640 | #478 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 563 | #518 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 697 | #440 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 652 | #476 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,500 | 703 | #449 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 786 | #416 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 857 | #378 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 778 | #405 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 585 | #503 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 546 | #519 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 612 | #466 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,862 | 677 | #419 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 594 | #468 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 538 | #483 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 512 | #497 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 613 | #423 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 589 | #432 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 582 | #441 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 574 | #441 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 589 | #427 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,374 | 663 | #391 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,831 | 691 | #373 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,105 | 699 | #374 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 707 | #365 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,441 | 742 | #332 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,737 | 769 | #316 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,088 | 804 | #304 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,297 | 904 | #276 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,057 | 918 | #265 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,845 | 779 | #299 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,990 | 795 | #307 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,725 | 880 | #278 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,712 | 865 | #286 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,225 | 544 | #399 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 520 | #396 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 608 | #360 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 621 | #344 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 541 | #382 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,588 | 571 | #375 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,786 | 495 | #402 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 410 | #455 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 455 | #451 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 412 | #485 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 406 | #479 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 303 | #557 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 300 | #544 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 328 | #522 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 376 | #490 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 377 | #503 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 395 | #490 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 355 | #519 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 377 | #502 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 308 | #558 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 280 | #593 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 275 | #598 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 274 | #583 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 291 | #548 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 265 | #557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 227 | #602 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 271 | #521 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 268 | #516 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 239 | #544 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 244 | #528 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 263 | #500 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 273 | #489 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 317 | #462 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 272 | #478 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 225 | #481 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 278 | #431 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 289 | #432 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 320 | #401 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 283 | #407 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 269 | #417 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 293 | #387 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 261 | #418 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 268 | #397 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 250 | #406 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 278 | #380 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 281 | #381 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 206 | #458 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 245 | #419 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 201 | #454 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 243 | #425 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 229 | #436 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 207 | #476 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 242 | #442 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 228 | #447 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 267 | #424 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 300 | #397 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 260 | #415 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 272 | #401 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 332 | #365 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 297 | #382 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 294 | #379 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 307 | #373 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 354 | #332 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 366 | #317 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 319 | #335 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 256 | #329 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 196 | #348 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 188 | #332 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 121 | #364 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 141 | #327 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 102 | #360 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 103 | #356 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 116 | #322 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 108 | #323 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 102 | #335 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 125 | #285 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 91 | #325 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 114 | #295 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 119 | #272 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 144 | #270 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 128 | #248 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 161 | #230 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 123 | #256 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 157 | #221 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 151 | #223 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 127 | #238 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 155 | #205 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 141 | #217 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 122 | #217 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 108 | #235 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 114 | #216 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 118 | #209 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 86 | #224 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 105 | #193 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 87 | #207 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 73 | #222 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 85 | #180 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 74 | #188 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 58 | #198 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 64 | #191 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johanna reached #3,297 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #180 in 1883. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johanna
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.