Johanna
Featured in baby name books
Johanna is a feminine form of Johan or Joanna, meaning “God is gracious.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Johanna in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Johanna against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Johanna is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Johanna in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 309 girls were named Johanna, making it the #869 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 54,247 girls have been named Johanna, with the most (919) in 1984. It is most common, relative to births, in Nebraska, Nevada and Connecticut.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Johanna in other languages
- Joana Catalan, Portuguese
- Joanna Dutch, Polish
- Johanne Dutch, French
- Hannelore Dutch
- Hannie Dutch
- Jenna Dutch
- Joan English
- Joanne Dutch
- Jóhanna Icelandic
- Siobhán Irish
- Siwan Welsh
Johanna name days
- July 21 Finland
- December 15 Latvia
- July 21 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Johanna
There are 7 towns and villages with Johanna in their name, in 3 countries.
🇬🇾 Guyana 5🇦🇺 Australia 1🇸🇷 Suriname 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Johanna | Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia | 66 | Map |
| Fredericka Johanna | Mahaica-Berbice, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Johanna | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Johanna Cecelia | Pomeroon-Supenaam, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Johanna-Margaretha | Commewijne District, 🇸🇷 Suriname | – | Map |
| Maria Johanna | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
| Sarah Johanna | Demerara-Mahaica, 🇬🇾 Guyana | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Johanna
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Johanna in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Johanna Lake | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Johanna | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Johanna | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Little Lake Johanna | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Johanna songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Johanna in their title. The best known:
- Visions of Johanna – Bob Dylan (1966)
- Kan du vissla Johanna? – Sten Axelson (1932)
- Johanna (1979)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Johanna
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Johanna.
Johanna Beisteiner
Johanna Frändén
Johanna Hargreaves
Johanna Larsson
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Fictional characters named Johanna
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Johanna as a pet name
FurryName has found 7 dogs named Johanna in public pet registers, making it the #13,809 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (4), New York City (2), Seattle (1). Johanna as a dog name →
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