Johana
Jōhana was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Meaning & Origin of Johana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jōhana was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
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The Story of Johana
Johana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 329 Johanas were born — ranking #789 that year. As of 2026, Johana ranks #1,757 for baby girls with 116 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 7K Johanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Johana
Johana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Johana's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #749. Use the chart and map above to compare Johana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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