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Johann

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Johann: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Johann: Recorded since 1949, it reached #196 in 1974, and it stood at #501 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1270 to #3449.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1270#3449
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#1345
1998#1485
1999#1505
2000#2501
2001#3134
2002#2636
2003#2470
2004#1347
2005#1716
2006#1744
2007#2023
2008#1596
2009#1302
2010#1801
2011#2194
2012#1270
2013#1539
2014#2964
2015#2020
2016#2556
2017#2052
2018#2259
2019#1655
2020#2682
2021#2493
2022#3449
2023#2007
2024#3254
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 50 of the 77 years from 1949 to 2025.

In 2025: #501 among boys in Norway, #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1949–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1972–2020

    Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1972–2020).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #196 in Republic of Ireland in 1974.

Johann's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#24938HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#165514HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#25568HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#202011HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#153915HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#127020HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#21949HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#180112HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#130218HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#171610HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#13459HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#5014HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4655HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#35310HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3739HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4257HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4327HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#30914HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4726HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4078HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4567HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4059HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#31412HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5334HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#29413HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3758HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#34110HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#29814HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4028HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4726HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#30114HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#24719HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#24222HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#26420HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5785HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5506HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6284HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6234HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5526HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6394HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6234HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6194HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6174HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5475HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5236HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4597HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4087HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5074HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4784HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3736HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#4214HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3625HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3296HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3704HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2605HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2526HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2576HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2278HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2189HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#19612HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#3203HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2794HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Johann is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Johann, between 1949 and 2025, in 60 of those 77 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1949–202550#242 in 1994
Republic of Ireland1972–202016#196 in 1974
England and Wales1996–202530#1270 in 2012

Its high point came 38 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1974) than in England and Wales (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1965; it appears again in 1970.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #196 in Republic of Ireland in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.