Johannah
Johannah was the 5311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 662nd; the most babies were born in 2010 (110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,849 places. More babies were named Johannah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Johanna) God is gracious (feminine of John) · Hebrew, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,311 girls, up 428 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,113babies recorded
What does the name Johannah mean?
Johannah is a spelling of Johanna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Johanna's meaning and origin.
Johanna is the Latin feminine of Johannes, John. Wiktionary traces it to Greek Iōanna and Hebrew Yochanah, "God is gracious," the feminine of Yochanan; DMNES glosses John as "graced by God." A Joanna, wife of Herod's steward Chuza, is among the women who supported Jesus in Luke 8:3. Wiktionary records Johanna in Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish, in Sweden from 1312. It has been used in the US since 1880.
יוֹחָנָה (Hebrew, “God is gracious (feminine)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joanna, Joanne, Jane, Hanna, Jo.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Johanna' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Johanna' (Swedish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'John', DMNES (Durham University)
- Luke 8:3 (New Testament), King James Version, via Bible Gateway, Bible Gateway (KJV, public domain)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Johannah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,311 | 24 |
| 2020 | #5,739 | 21 |
| 2010 | #1,853 | 110 |
| 2000 | #2,835 | 51 |
| 1990 | #2,620 | 45 |
| 1980 | #3,448 | 24 |
| 1970 | #3,935 | 15 |
| 1960 | #4,299 | 10 |
| 1950 | #3,539 | 10 |
| 1940 | #3,668 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,847 | 7 |
| 1920 | #5,345 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #2,071 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,051 | 8 |
| 1880 | #880 | 5 |
How popular is Johannah, counting every spelling?
Johannah is a spelling of Johanna, a name family that ranked #691 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,311 for Johannah on its own. Together these spellings went to 413 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna | 309 | #871 | 1,771 |
| Johana | 80 | #2,287 | 481 |
| Johannah | 24 | #5,311 | 106 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Johannah?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Johannah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Johannah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Johannah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Johannah?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Johannah are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 16 and 40. That makes Johannah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Johannah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Johannah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Johannah
What does Johannah mean?
Johannah is a spelling of Johanna, which means “God is gracious (feminine of John)” (Hebrew, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Johannah?
Johannah was the 5311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 662nd; the most babies were born in 2010 (110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,849 places. More babies were named Johannah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Johannah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Johannah in the US.