Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Johanna

joh-HAN-ə · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, feminine of Johann
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#848
2024 births318
Peak year1984
First appeared1880
Total US births53,933
1984 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JoHannaAnna
Alternate spellings
JoannaJoanaYohanna
In other languages
Joana (Portuguese)Giovanna (Italian)Juana (Spanish)Hanna (Scandinavian)

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