girl's name
Johana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,474
Ireland
#955
2014 births
Johana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2005, when 329 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,442 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Johana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 44 |
| 1970s | 181 |
| 1980s | 807 |
| 1990s | 1,303 |
| 2000s | 2,679 |
| 2010s | 1,338 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 572 |
How popular is Johana?
In 2025, Johana was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Johana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Johana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Johana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Johana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Johana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Johana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Johana
How popular is the name Johana?
In 2025, Johana was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Johana a girl's or a boy's name?
Johana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Johana most popular?
Johana peaked in 2005, when 329 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Johana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Johana currently ranks #2,088 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.