Johanny
A feminine name derived from the Hebrew name Johanan, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 423 living Americans carry the first name Johanny. It is a predominantly female name (90.3% of registrations). The average person named Johanny today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Johanny births was 2004 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Johanny. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
423
~ 1 in 810,294 Americans
Peak year
2004
25 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2012 SSA rank
#9,184
Tracked since 1978
Census
Johanny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,652 people with the first name Johanny, which placed it at #8,705 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,705
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,652 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Johanny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Johanny is Hispanic at 97.1%. The next largest groups are Black (1.2%) and White (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Johanny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Johanny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.1% · 1,604
- Black or African American1.2% · 20
- White1.1% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 6
- Two or more races0.2% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Johanny
Johanny leans heavily female at 90.3% of total registrations, but 42 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Johanny as a male name
- Ranked #9,256 in 2012
- 8 male births in 2012
- Peak: 2011 (10 births)
Johanny as a female name
- Ranked #9,184 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (22 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Johanny leans strongly female. 1,457 people counted with this name were female (88.0%), compared with 199 male bearers (12.0%).
Popularity
Johanny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Johanny from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 136 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Johanny remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Johanny by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Johanny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Johannys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Johanny
The name Johanny has its origins in the Hebrew name Yochanan, which means "Yahweh is gracious." This name was later Latinized to Johannes, and from there, it spread across various cultures and languages, taking on different forms and spellings.
One of the earliest recorded references to this name can be found in the New Testament of the Bible, where John the Baptist and John the Apostle are mentioned. The name gained popularity among early Christians, and it became a common name throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.
In the 16th century, the Spanish form of the name, Juan, became popular in Spain and its colonies. It is possible that the name Johanny is a variant or diminutive of Juan, reflecting the influence of Spanish culture and language.
One notable figure with the name Johanny was Johanny Spies (1624-1690), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and genre scenes. Another individual with this name was Johanny Auer (1900-1944), an Austrian resistance fighter who was executed by the Nazis during World War II for her involvement in anti-Nazi activities.
In literature, the name Johanny appears in the works of the French author Victor Hugo. In his novel "Les Misérables," one of the minor characters is named Johanny Fabantou, a soldier in the French Revolutionary Wars.
Another notable Johanny was Johanny Pimentel (1970-present), a Dominican-American writer and poet. Her work explores themes of identity, migration, and the experiences of the Latin American diaspora.
Johanny Vazquez Paz (1955-present) is a Mexican writer and journalist who has published several books and articles on social and political issues in Mexico.
While the name Johanny may not be as common as some other variants of the name John or Johannes, it has a rich history and has been borne by individuals from various cultures and backgrounds throughout the centuries.
People
Johanny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Johanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Johanny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johanny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 423 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Johanny going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 810,294 US residents.
Is Johanny a common name?
We classify Johanny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 431 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Johanny most popular?
The single biggest year for Johanny was 2004, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Johanny is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Johanny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,652 people with the name Johanny, or 0.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,705 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Johanny in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Johanny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Johanny leans strongly female. 1,457 people counted with this name were female (88.0%), compared with 199 male bearers (12.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Johanny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Johanny is Hispanic at 97.1%. The next largest groups are Black (1.2%) and White (1.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Johanny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Johanny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.1% (1,604 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Johanny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Johanny a female name?
Yes, 90.3% of people registered as Johanny in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Johanny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Johanny in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Johanny can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Johanny?
Want to know how many Americans are named Johanny? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.