Johann

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 12% girls / 88% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Johann is a German male given name. It is derived from Iōhannēs / Jōhannēs, which is the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs, itself derived from Hebrew name Yochanan in turn from its extended form Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "Yahweh is merciful".

From Wikipedia

Johann first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 83 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 222 babies (rank #912 that year). In 2024 it was given to 91 boys (rank #1,792). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Johann

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

5,434
Total babies (all years)
83
Years in the data
222
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19125#2,723
19156#3,625
19175#4,273
19185#4,484
19205#4,633
19425#3,828
19476#3,546
19485#3,927
19495#3,964
19515#3,977
19526#3,555
19538#3,034
19548#3,062
19558#3,090
19567#3,363
195716#2,053
195817#1,984
195913#2,353
19609#2,968
196110#2,800
196211#2,587
196316#2,077
196417#2,015
196519#1,836
196615#2,092
196717#1,945
196821#1,759
196926#1,624
197026#1,727
197126#1,757
197228#1,665
197337#1,389
197441#1,341
197536#1,488
197637#1,481
197736#1,557
197846#1,361
197948#1,344
198048#1,365
198130#1,878
198247#1,387
198335#1,675
198442#1,493
198549#1,401
198640#1,628
198740#1,696
198844#1,630
198930#2,269
199038#1,994
199146#1,757
199235#2,197
199334#2,268
199445#1,877
199551#1,745
199644#2,003
199753#1,803
199864#1,633
199962#1,704
200073#1,620
200189#1,407
2002113#1,219
2003115#1,258
2004125#1,221
2005127#1,247
2006135#1,243
2007146#1,212
2008157#1,157
2009177#1,062
2010222#912
2011210#947
2012215#946
2013164#1,113
2014130#1,338
2015138#1,294
2016168#1,146
2017106#1,547
2018126#1,396
201991#1,730
202092#1,700
202176#1,972
202287#1,844
202377#1,991
202491#1,792