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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 47 babies (rank #699 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

503
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
47
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
199617#880
19977#1,660
199811#1,219
199918#883
200012#1,203
20015#2,374
200214#1,158
200310#1,570
200418#1,093
200517#1,215
200623#998
200732#830
200832#855
200939#751
201031#928
201122#1,186
201246#725
201347#699
201442#760
201521#1,259
201639#826