How Many People Are Named Johan?
people named Johan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,859 people in the US has this name
Based on 14,788 babies named Johan in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
659 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes (see JOHN).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Johan (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Johan alive today is about 15 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Johan first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 2016, to 659 babies. In 2025, 516 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Johan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #451, in 2008. In 2025 it ranked #572.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #572 |
| Best rank | #451 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #530 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Johan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Johan were born in California than in any other state: about 2,701 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Johan was given 2 times as often in New Jersey, 1.9 times in New York and 1.6 times in California.
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