How rare is the name Johann?

5,853 people in the United States have the first name Johann, about 1 in 51,603. It ranks #3,532 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

JOHANN

#3,532

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,853
About
1 in 51,603
This common or more
82.6%
Who bears it

Of the 5,853 people named Johann, 39.3% reported their origin as White, 38.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 10.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 90.4% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Johann peaked in 2010, when 222 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19122025
Peak year
2010
Births that year
222
In 2025*
85 ▼62%
Recorded as
mostly male

At least 5,519 babies have been given the name since 1912. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Johann by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #2,598. The largest share of babies named Johann, 37.9%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1910s#7,57526
1920s#6,39872
1930s#3,125197
1940s#3,811162
1950s#4,350168
1960s#4,238211
1970s#3,356409
1980s#3,748438
1990s#4,309491
2000s#2,8211,267
2010s#2,5981,570
2020s#3,962508
Greatest Generation 1901–271.4%
Silent Generation 1928–455.9%
Baby boom 1946–645.9%
Generation X 1965–8010.4%
Millennials 1981–9612.6%
Generation Z 1997–1237.9%
2013 and later25.9%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Johann is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Johann has been most common in California (3.5×), Florida (2.9×), and New York (1.9×), and least common in Pennsylvania (0.3×).

2,640 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Johann

1 other first name also has 5,853 people.

#3,532 Magali · 5,853

Either side of Johann

#3,530 Luiz · 5,855#3,531 Averi · 5,854#3,532 Magali · 5,853#3,534 Ram · 5,850

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Johann, most common first.

#372 Joann · 149,035#905 Johanna · 49,738#1,833 Johan · 15,883#2,474 Johana · 9,968#6,833 Johanne · 2,301#7,645 Joeann · 1,976#8,689 Johanny · 1,656#14,831 Joyann · 787

Also a last name

As a last name, Johann ranks #27,452 of 156,621, with 930 people. See Johann as a last name

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