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Johanna

Girl

Meaning of Johanna: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Johanna is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 844th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#844

309 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

54,376

First recorded 1880 · peak 1984

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 888 babies1982: 801 babies1983: 785 babies1984: 929 babies1985: 918 babies1986: 811 babies1987: 778 babies1988: 750 babies1989: 707 babies1990: 707 babies19901991: 696 babies1992: 671 babies1993: 589 babies1994: 574 babies1995: 582 babies1996: 589 babies1997: 613 babies1998: 512 babies1999: 538 babies2000: 594 babies20002001: 683 babies2002: 612 babies2003: 546 babies2004: 585 babies2005: 778 babies2006: 857 babies2007: 786 babies2008: 708 babies2009: 652 babies2010: 697 babies20102011: 563 babies2012: 640 babies2013: 561 babies2014: 571 babies2015: 578 babies2016: 562 babies2017: 563 babies2018: 590 babies2019: 511 babies2020: 449 babies20202021: 409 babies2022: 358 babies2023: 376 babies2024: 319 babies2025: 309 babies
US babies named Johanna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 929.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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