Yohanna
Girl name · #3851 in 2025 · Uniqueness 75/100
Yohanna ranks #3851 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 38 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3705, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Yohanna.
The 53-year story
Yohanna first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 65 babies and a rank of #2661. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Yohanna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yohanna in class?
Yohanna scores 75 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Yohanna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yohanna is most common
State-level data for Yohanna is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Yohanna
Statistically, parents drawn to Yohanna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellyanna, Ravenna, Layanna, Alinna, and Avanna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yohanna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3735 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3841 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3788 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3247 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3705 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3369 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4243 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4216 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6130 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5086 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5437 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yohanna a popular girl name?
Yohanna ranked #3851 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3705.
When was the name Yohanna most popular?
Yohanna peaked in 2022, when 65 American girls received the name (ranked #2661 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yohanna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Yohanna. It scores 75/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.