Johann Boy
How popular is Johann?
#1,852 boy name in 2025
85 baby boys were named Johann in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name.
Johann popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,852 for boys (▼ 57 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 85 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,287 in 2015, #1,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (222 boys) |
| Highest rank | #910 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Johann 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 Johann is most popular
Babies named Johann per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (41 boys)
Johann by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | #2,543 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1940s | 21 | #3,369 |
| 1950s | 88 | #1,952 |
| 1960s | 161 | #1,604 |
| 1970s | 361 | #1,335 |
| 1980s | 405 | #1,357 |
| 1990s | 472 | #1,619 |
| 2000s | 1,257 | #1,061 |
| 2010s | 1,570 | #910 |
| 2020s | 508 | #1,694 |
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Questions
- Is Johann a boy or girl name?
- Johann is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johann were boys.
- How popular is the name Johann?
- 85 baby boys were named Johann in the US in 2025, making it the 1852nd most popular boy name.
- When was Johann most popular?
- Johann peaked in 2010, when 222 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #910 in 2010.
- How many people are named Johann?
- 5,519 babies have been named Johann in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,039 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Johann most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Johann was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.