Johan is an established boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Johan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #572 for boy births in the United States (and #1,144 across all names), given to 516 babies — 533 including U.S. territories. Johan first appears in 1910 and peaked in 2016 (659 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 516 | 533 | — | #572 |
| 2024 | 555 | 561 | — | #537 |
| 2023 | 517 | 538 | — | #564 |
| 2022 | 501 | 510 | — | #580 |
| 2021 | 438 | 445 | — | #631 |
| 2020 | 458 | 464 | — | #600 |
| 2019 | 481 | 496 | — | #580 |
| 2018 | 480 | 490 | — | #577 |
| 2017 | 577 | 588 | — | #503 |
| 2016 | 659 | 680 | — | #463 |
| 2015 | 514 | 530 | — | #559 |
| 2014 | 478 | 495 | — | #581 |
| 2013 | 496 | 519 | — | #534 |
| 2012 | 566 | 579 | — | #480 |
| 2011 | 520 | 540 | — | #502 |
| 2010 | 592 | 619 | — | #454 |
| 2009 | 573 | 591 | — | #478 |
| 2008 | 616 | 644 | — | #451 |
| 2007 | 536 | 557 | #16,408 | #498 |
| 2006 | 476 | 500 | — | #531 |
| 2005 | 440 | 460 | — | #546 |
| 2004 | 402 | 418 | #13,389 | #573 |
| 2003 | 388 | 403 | — | #570 |
| 2002 | 454 | 466 | #12,815 | #511 |
| 2001 | 400 | 415 | #12,657 | #547 |
| 2000 | 172 | 187 | — | #904 |
| 1999 | 180 | 200 | — | #838 |
| 1998 | 150 | 160 | — | #944 |
| 1997 | 117 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1996 | 92 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1995 | 78 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1994 | 69 | — | — | #1,412 |
| 1993 | 38 | — | — | #2,110 |
| 1992 | 69 | — | — | #1,366 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1990 | 40 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1989 | 58 | — | — | #1,443 |
| 1988 | 58 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #8,309 | #1,201 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | — | #2,128 |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1984 | 47 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1983 | 42 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1982 | 47 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | — | #1,885 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | — | #2,099 |
| 1976 | 24 | — | — | #2,029 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | — | #2,695 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,610 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | — | #2,934 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | — | #2,742 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | — | #3,056 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | — | #2,247 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,083 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,684 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,542 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | — | #2,036 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | — | #2,014 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,826 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,587 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,798 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,932 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,913 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,710 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,866 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #6,059 | #2,809 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,510 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,897 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | — | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,349 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,566 | — |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #4,710 | #2,767 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,603 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,660 | — |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,293 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,245 | — |
| 1935 | 18 | — | #3,300 | #2,459 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,304 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,262 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #4,150 | #3,230 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #3,499 | #2,698 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #4,923 | #4,280 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #3,319 | #2,952 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,651 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,571 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,668 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,029 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | — | #3,132 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | #2,557 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #2,997 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,826 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,726 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,721 |