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UK girl's name

Johura

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1999. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Johura is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Johura popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1999 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3225, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 7 births.

This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1997 to 1999. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Johura. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2000 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Johura ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales in 1999, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1997, when 7 girls were registered as Johura.
  • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Johura as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3225

1999

Births in 1999

4

Latest year

Peak year

1997

7 births

Estimated living

11

2026

Popularity

Johura over time

The chart below shows babies named Johura registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 1999. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Johura, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 1999, compared with 7 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Johura
02457199719981999

Decades

Johura by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Johura was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
1990s #2689 11 2

Related

Names similar to Johura

FAQ

Johura: questions and answers

How popular is the name Johura in the UK right now?

In 1999, Johura was ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Johura most popular?

The peak year on record was 1997, with 7 babies registered as Johura in England and Wales.

How many people are called Johura in the UK?

A total of 11 babies have been registered as Johura across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.