Girl name#515 of girl names
Johanna
Pronounced JH AH0 HH AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1984
- 145 years in use
How popular is Johanna?
Johanna is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 54,124 children — the 515th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 31% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1984, when 918 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AH0 HH AE1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Johanna
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Johanna
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Johanna?
- Johanna ranks 515th among girls' names in US records, with 54,124 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,710.
- Is Johanna a unisex name?
- No. Johanna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Johanna most popular?
- 1984, when 918 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.