Johannes

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning "YHWH is gracious".

From Wikipedia

Johannes first appears in the data in 1913 and has been recorded in 95 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 62 babies (rank #2,244 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 boys (rank #3,064). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Johannes

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

2,258
Total babies (all years)
95
Years in the data
62
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
19138#2,174
19146#3,088
19157#3,227
191711#2,494
191811#2,623
19197#3,573
192012#2,530
192113#2,436
19225#4,634
192411#2,742
19255#4,569
19279#3,029
19295#4,281
19308#3,154
193110#2,563
19338#2,866
19365#3,811
19395#3,731
19417#3,004
19426#3,389
19456#3,160
19487#3,158
19497#3,152
19536#3,614
19545#4,090
19558#3,091
19566#3,728
19577#3,401
19588#3,152
195914#2,249
196010#2,769
19616#3,834
196220#1,835
196314#2,256
196416#2,073
196516#2,036
196621#1,704
196719#1,836
196820#1,808
196922#1,787
197014#2,570
197111#3,055
197213#2,744
197319#2,173
197414#2,734
197517#2,496
197613#3,013
197712#3,285
197816#2,728
197919#2,509
198029#1,931
198128#1,970
198232#1,791
198319#2,529
198422#2,325
198521#2,464
198624#2,325
198737#1,772
198827#2,273
198928#2,385
199024#2,734
199130#2,367
199238#2,063
199323#2,982
199430#2,533
199539#2,120
199639#2,164
199744#2,040
199847#2,028
199928#2,979
200025#3,368
200144#2,294
200229#3,142
200351#2,166
200433#3,043
200539#2,777
200634#3,186
200743#2,781
200836#3,190
200951#2,502
201046#2,659
201137#3,080
201238#3,028
201347#2,577
201444#2,732
201554#2,398
201653#2,421
201753#2,434
201851#2,526
201962#2,244
202059#2,306
202136#3,268
202247#2,772
202352#2,557
202440#3,064