Fun Facts About the Name Johannah
- More than 3 thousand babies named Johannah: U.S. records list 3,112 babies given the name Johannah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Johannah Mean?
Johannah is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious." It is a spelling variant of Johanna, the feminine form of Johannes, the Latin form of Greek Ioannes. That Greek name comes from Hebrew Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), a theophoric name formed from a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh and the root chanan, meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor." The literal sense is closer to "Yahweh is gracious" or "Yahweh has been gracious"; "God is gracious" is the customary English rendering. The final h in Johannah is a spelling variation of Johanna, not evidence of a separate origin. The similar-looking Hannah is a different Hebrew name, though it also relates to grace or favor.
Johannah Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the family descended from Hebrew Yochanan. That name passed into Greek as Ioannes and into Latin as Johannes. The feminine Latin form Johanna, also written Joanna, spread through medieval Europe with Christian devotion to John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In the New Testament, the Greek feminine Ioanna appears as the name of Joanna, a disciple of Jesus mentioned in Luke 8:3; the English spelling Johannah is not the biblical form but a later English variant. English use of Johanna and its variants followed the broader tradition of forming feminine names from John, alongside Joan, Jane, and Jean. Johannah is a spelling variant of Johanna; the final h is an English spelling feature, not evidence of a separate root. Related forms in other European languages include Johanna, Joana, and Juana.
How Popular is the Name Johannah?
Johannah recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2010. Its best rank was #662 in 1884.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,311 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #7,049 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,048 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #6,324 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,019 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #5,733 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,104 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #4,277 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #4,030 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #3,158 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #2,461 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2014 | #2,632 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2013 | #2,470 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2012 | #2,197 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2011 | #2,679 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 2010 | #1,852 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #2,408 | 80 | 0.0044% |
| 2008 | #2,973 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2007 | #2,903 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2006 | #2,653 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2005 | #2,743 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2004 | #3,416 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #3,557 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2002 | #2,655 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2001 | #2,790 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #2,835 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1999 | #2,082 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 1998 | #2,509 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #2,271 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1996 | #2,354 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1995 | #2,379 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1994 | #2,089 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1993 | #2,246 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1992 | #2,360 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1991 | #2,757 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #2,620 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #2,458 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #2,166 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #3,130 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #2,033 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1985 | #2,508 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #2,812 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #2,447 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1982 | #2,918 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #3,171 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #3,448 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #3,023 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #3,040 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #3,217 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #3,219 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #3,090 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #3,154 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #3,062 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #3,971 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #6,257 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,935 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #3,376 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #4,610 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #3,740 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #4,330 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,471 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,703 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #4,384 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,114 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #4,298 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,913 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,629 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #4,053 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,242 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #3,464 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #4,109 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,004 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #4,680 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,186 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,538 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,491 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,765 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #3,145 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,535 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #2,669 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #3,036 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,946 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #3,311 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,223 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #3,668 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #2,663 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #3,048 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #2,839 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #4,531 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,829 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #4,530 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,116 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,847 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #2,690 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #4,060 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #3,734 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,854 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #4,213 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,834 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #4,231 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #5,345 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,512 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,555 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,214 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #2,570 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,799 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,345 | 10 | 0.0013% |
| 1913 | #2,671 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1909 | #2,372 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #2,268 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1903 | #1,260 | 9 | 0.0034% |
| 1900 | #2,071 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1898 | #1,601 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1897 | #1,660 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1896 | #1,494 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1895 | #1,248 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1893 | #991 | 10 | 0.0047% |
| 1892 | #1,128 | 8 | 0.0038% |
| 1890 | #1,051 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1888 | #921 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1885 | #982 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #662 | 11 | 0.0085% |
| 1882 | #712 | 8 | 0.0074% |
| 1880 | #880 | 5 | 0.0055% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Johannah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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