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How popular is the name Johann?
Births per year, rank history and how many Johanns are alive today.
Johann (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2440th in 2025 and given to 9 babies. The name peaked in 2012, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1270th most popular that year. It has declined since 2012; the 2025 figure is roughly 45% of its peak. Common short forms of Johann include Jack, Jax and Johnny.
The Johann you are most likely to meet is around 14 years old - or else around 28: the name has two living generations. Half of all Johanns born in England and Wales are between 9 and 23, and there are at least 310 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Johann - on average, only one in every 978 such rooms contains a Johann.
How many babies are named Johann each year?
Where does Johann rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Johann most popular?
Johann peaked in 2012, when 20 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Johann?
At least 310 people named Johann born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Johann?
Most living Johanns are between 9 and 23; the most common age is about 14. There is a second cluster around 28.
Is Johann becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.