Johan Boy
How popular is Johan?
#572 boy name in 2025
516 baby boys were named Johan in the US in 2025, making it the 572nd most popular boy name.
Johan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #572 for boys (▼ 36 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 516 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #559 in 2015, #599 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (659 boys) |
| Highest rank | #451 in 2008 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Johan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Johan family of names ranked #492 for boys in 2025 (#465 the year before), with 601 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Johan | 516 | 86% |
| Johann | 85 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Johan is most popular
Babies named Johan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.6 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.6 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Texas: 0.5 per 1,000 (426 boys)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (208 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.5 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Johan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 52 | #1,588 |
| 1920s | 71 | #2,501 |
| 1930s | 27 | #2,396 |
| 1940s | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1950s | 46 | #2,627 |
| 1960s | 110 | #1,974 |
| 1970s | 197 | #1,598 |
| 1980s | 445 | #1,193 |
| 1990s | 890 | #835 |
| 2000s | 4,430 | #451 |
| 2010s | 5,363 | #453 |
| 2020s | 2,985 | #536 |
Boy names about as popular as Johan
Questions
- Is Johan a boy or girl name?
- Johan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johan were boys.
- How popular is the name Johan?
- 516 baby boys were named Johan in the US in 2025, making it the 572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Johan most popular?
- Johan peaked in 2016, when 659 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #451 in 2008.
- How many people are named Johan?
- 14,788 babies have been named Johan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,349 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Johan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Johan was most common in Maryland, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.