Johannah Girl

How popular is Johannah?

#5,237 girl name in 2025

24 baby girls were named Johannah in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.

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2,720living people named Johannah (est.)
27median age of people named Johannah
3,113babies named Johannah since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025

Johannah popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#5,237 for girls (▲ 1691 from 2024)
Babies in 202524 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-68% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,456 in 2015, #5,663 in 2020
Peak year2010 (110 girls)
Highest rank#640 in 1884
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Johannah counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Johanna family of names ranked #653 for girls in 2025 (#616 the year before), with 413 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Johanna 309 75%
Johana 80 19%
Johannah 24 6%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Johannah by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s39#640
1890s51#955
1900s24#1,204
1910s60#2,264
1920s62#2,622
1930s63#2,590
1940s115#2,189
1950s107#2,920
1960s110#3,059
1970s205#2,997
1980s374#2,024
1990s567#2,070
2000s576#2,395
2010s633#1,847
2020s127#4,960

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Questions

Is Johannah a boy or girl name?
Johannah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johannah were girls.
How popular is the name Johannah?
24 baby girls were named Johannah in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
When was Johannah most popular?
Johannah peaked in 2010, when 110 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #640 in 1884.
How many people are named Johannah?
3,113 babies have been named Johannah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,720 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.