Johanna

Yo-HAHN-ah; Joe-HANN-ah

Hebrew

"God is gracious"

Johanna Origin and Meaning

The name Johanna is a girl's name of Hebrew, German origin meaning "God is gracious".

Johanna is the version of this name used in Holland, Germany, and Scandinavia. The extra h makes Johanna a slightly more dignified version of Joanna.

A notable namesake is the author of Heidi, Johanna Spyri. There are Johannas in Sweeney Todd, The Hunger Games, and the Bob Dylan song, "Visions of Johanna."

Johanna Rank in US Top 1000

# 750 in the US

Johanna Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 881 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Johanna

• 750 US 2023
• 881 Nameberry 2025
• 845 Future 2028
• 32 Germany 2024
• 90 Netherlands 2019
• 156 Switzerland 2023
• 11 Austria 2023
• 63 Hungary 2023

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Famous People Named Johanna

• Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind Swedish opera singer
• Johanna Charlotte Princess of Anhalt,Dessau; Margravine of Brandenburg,Schwedt; Abbess of Herford Abbey
• Johanna Marina Eleonore Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark; niece of Britain's Prince Philip
• Johanna Elizabeth Braddy American actress
• Johanna von Trapp member of the Von Trapp Family Singers
• Johanna Larsson Swedish tennis player
• Johanna Konta Australian,British tennis player
• Johanna Lindsey (born Johanna Helen Howard) American romance novelist
• Johanna Sigurdardottir former prime minister of Iceland
• Johanna Sjöberg Swedish Olympic swimmer
• Johanna Spyri Swiss children's author
• Johanna Gudrun Jonsdottir aka Yohanna Icelandic pop singer
• Johanna Sofia Blåsippa (Sofia) Karlsson Swedish folk singer and instrumentalist
• Johanna Long American NASCAR driver
• Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund Sällström, Swedish actress
• Johanna Rachel Fateman American writer and musician

The name Johanna in Pop Culture

• Johanna Barker character and song in "Sweeney Todd"
• Johanna Mason character in the Hunger Games series
• Johanna Reyes character in the Divergent series
• Johanna Beckett character on TV's "Castle"
• Johanna Petit character in webcomic "The Author's Apprentice"
• Johanna Rothermund main character in East German TV series "Johanna"
• "Visions of Johanna " song by Bob Dylan
• "Johanna of the Spirits" song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• "Johanna " song by The Stooges
• "Johanna " 2005 Hungarian film