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Johann

/ˈjoʊhɑn/ · 88% boys · 85 born in 2025

Johann has been given to about 5,519 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈjoʊhɑn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,999
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Johann per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 222
  • Born in 202585
  • All time5,519
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Johann?

Its best year was 2010, when 222 babies were given the name, ranking 912th. The typical living American called Johann is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Johann

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Johan0.91
  2. Jovan0.76
  3. John0.69
  4. Jordan0.66
  5. Jovanny0.66
  6. Jovany0.65
  7. Jonathan0.58
  8. Jovanni0.61

Middle names for Johann

Ranked by flow score
  1. Johann Lee0.77
  2. Johann Dean0.76
  3. Johann Bryce0.76
  4. Johann Ross0.76
  5. Johann Pierce0.76
  6. Johann Sloan0.75

Sibling names for Johann

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  2. Palomasister · 0.93
  3. Francobrother · 0.93
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.93
  5. Azariasister · 0.92
  6. Ilianasister · 0.92

Where Johann is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Johann Anderson0.74
  2. Johann White0.72
  3. Johann Reyes0.72
  4. Johann Moore0.72
  5. Johann Lee0.72
  6. Johann Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Johann

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Johann across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.