girl's name

Johanne

  • Origin Hebrew
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 7,040

Ireland

#431

1988 births

Johanne is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Johanne is a name of Hebrew origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1981, when 270 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1941.

Johanne over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,550
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Johanne by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 40
1950s 90
1960s 220
1970s 1,315
1980s 1,550
1990s 830
2000s 545
2010s 520
2020s (to 2025) 175

How popular is Johanne?

In 2025, Johanne was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Johanne is used

Ireland #431 5 in 1988
Scotland #722 3 in 1993
France #1,237 30 in 2025
Canada #3,804 5 in 2020
United States #10,030 10 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Johanne

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Johanne also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Johanne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Johanne in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Catalan
Joan
Dutch
Joan
French
Jehanne
Middle French
Jehanne
Occitan
Joan
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Joann Johana

Sibling names for Johanne

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Johanne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Johanne

How popular is the name Johanne?

In 2025, Johanne was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Johanne a girl's or a boy's name?

Johanne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Johanne most popular?

Johanne peaked in 1981, when 270 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Johanne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Johanne currently ranks #1,237 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.