# Johanna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/johanna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jo |
| US babies named this | 54,376 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 129 / 54,247 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 675, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Sheena, and Zhanna.

## What it means

Johanna is grouped under grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 563 | 518 |
| 2012 | 640 | 478 |
| 2013 | 561 | 532 |
| 2014 | 571 | 542 |
| 2015 | 578 | 541 |
| 2016 | 562 | 555 |
| 2017 | 563 | 550 |
| 2018 | 590 | 533 |
| 2019 | 511 | 594 |
| 2020 | 449 | 645 |
| 2021 | 409 | 705 |
| 2022 | 358 | 789 |
| 2023 | 376 | 751 |
| 2024 | 319 | 848 |
| 2025 | 309 | 871 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9 | 4,224 |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,711 |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,725 |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,988 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,845 |
| 1984 | 10 | 4,056 |
| 1985 | 14 | 3,297 |
| 1986 | 8 | 5,087 |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,737 |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,441 |
| 1990 | 8 | 6,105 |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,831 |
| 1992 | 8 | 6,373 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,862 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13,500 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 21 | 1,483 |
| 2013 | 27 | 1,253 |
| 2014 | 25 | 1,299 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1,278 |
| 2017 | 28 | 1,219 |
| 2018 | 19 | 1,586 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,458 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,767 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1,603 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,719 |

## People named Johanna

- Johanna Konta, British female tennis player
- Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Austrian archduchess (1750-1762)
- Johanna Klier, East German hurdler
- Johanna Dohnal, Austrian feminist and politician of the SPÖ (1939-2010)
- Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Dutch artist and art collector, widow of Theo Van Gogh (1863-1925)
- Johanna Bormann, German Nazi concentration camp guard (1893–1945)
- Johanna Braddy, American actress
- Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress (born 1961)
- Johanna Sinisalo, Finnish writer
- Johanna Wanka, German mathematician and politician
- Johanna Beisteiner, Austrian classical guitarist
- Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Austrian politician (ÖVP), former Member of National Council of Austria and former Federal

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.