How Many People Are Named Johann?
people named Johann are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 68,138 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,519 babies named Johann in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
222 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German form of Iohannes (see JOHN). Famous bearers include German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German novelist and poet Johann Goethe (1749-1832), and Austrian composers Johann Strauss the Elder (1804-1849) and his son Johann Strauss the Younger (1825-1899).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Johann, 6.9% were girls and 93.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Johann fell from 100% in the 1930s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Johann alive today is about 25 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Johann first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2010, to 222 babies. In 2025, 85 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Johann has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #912, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #1,856. Among girls, its best rank was #1,459, in 1934.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,856 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #912 (2010) | #1,459 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,175 in the 2010s | #1,784 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Johann alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Johann were born in California than in any other state: about 910 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Johann was given 2.6 times as often in California, 2.4 times in New York and 2 times in New Jersey.
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