babyNamedJohanna
“God is gracious”
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 551st
- births in 2023–2025
- 265
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,897
- −6.4% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1993
Meaning and origin of Johanna
Johanna means “God is gracious” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Johanna in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1993.
- Over recent years, Johanna has been falling (−6.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Johanna every 13 schools, all spellings combined.
Johanna in English-speaking countries
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
572nd girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,815
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
831st girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,961
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
820th girls’ name1,004 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,813−7.7% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,779th girls’ name49 babies in 3 years1 girl in 15,670
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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