Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Johan

YO-hahn;JO-han · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Germanic;Scandinavian
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
European · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#536
2024 births554
Peak year2016
First appeared1910
Total US births14,133
2016 peak19101939196719962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
JohannYohan
In other languages
Johann (German)Jan (Dutch)Juan (Spanish)

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