Johan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iลhannฤ“s / Jลhannฤ“s, the Latin form of the Greek name Iลรกnnฤ“s, from the Hebrew name Yochanan, itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John.

From Wikipedia

Johan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 52 babies (rank #543 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 boys (rank #764). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Johan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Johan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,073
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
52
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199123#669
199219#769
199318#804
199420#716
199533#565
199629#623
199722#732
199825#682
199925#684
200031#601
200122#780
200219#859
200326#712
200426#747
200533#648
200630#711
200733#693
200825#876
200936#698
201036#686
201132#738
201239#641
201334#727
201448#573
201551#541
201646#592
201740#656
201837#701
201952#543
202040#651
202129#876
202228#898
202331#813
202435#764