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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Johna

Johna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1100th with 98 babies. More babies were named Johna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196398 babies
Total since 1880
2,462babies recorded

Johna popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1995.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#8,07315
2000#4,02231
1990#3,10636
1980#2,45639
1970#1,72853
1960#2,02932
1950#2,48617
1940——
1930#3,5008
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Johna, counting every spelling?

Johna is a spelling of Johnna, a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Johnna14#7,65887

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 old are people named Johna?

About 2,200 people born in the US named Johna are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 37 and 62. That makes Johna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Johna by state

How common Johna was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Johna, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Johna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Johna, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Johna

How popular is the name Johna?

Johna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1100th with 98 babies. More babies were named Johna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Johna a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Johna in the US.

Where was Johna most popular?

In 1961–1965, Johna was most common in Missouri (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.