Johan Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Johan is strongly connected with the Hebrew name Yochanan, becoming popular thanks to the son of Heidi Klum and Seal.

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A Deep Dive

Johan Overview

Meaning

God is gracious

Gender

Boy

Origin

German

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning “God is gracious.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈjoʊ.hæn/

Popularity

Johan is popular in Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands. In the USA, Johan ranked #564 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Classic, Traditional, Religious and Spiritual

Associated Traits

Strong, gracious, intelligent, charismatic

Name Day

March 28th, June 24th (Estonia), August 29th (Norway), December 27th (Sweden)
A Deep Dive

Johan Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Johann, Johannes, John, Jon, Jan, Jean, Juan, Juhan, Johanus, Giovanni

Common Nicknames

Joe, Jo, Johnny, J.J., Jay, Jojo, Jona, Hanny, Hans, Han

Diminutives

Jo, Johnny, Jojo

Famous People

  • Johan Cruyff
    (Dutch Footballer)
  • Johan Santana
    (Venezuelan Baseball Player)
  • Johan August Strindberg
    (Swedish Playwright)
  • Johan de Witt
    (Dutch Politician)
  • Johan Hegg
    (Swedish Musician)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Johan"
    (Film)
  • Johan Liebert
    ("Monster," Manga Series)
  • Johan Anderson
    ("Red Alert 2," Video Game)
  • Johan Price
    ("A Special Day," TV Series)
  • Johan
    ("The Invisible Man," Film)

What Is the Meaning of Johan?

Johan means “God is gracious,” highlighting a person blessed with kindness and generosity.

What Is the Origin of The Name Johan?

The name Johan has its origins in Hebrew, derived from the name Yochanan, which means “God is gracious.”

Johan Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Johan in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6292021#5802022#5642023
Top 3 Rankings#4512008#4522010#4632016

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Johan

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023564
(+16 from 2022)
514
(+14 from 2022)
0.02807
2022580
(+49 from 2021)
500
(+62 from 2021)
0.02670
2021629
(-30 from 2020)
438
(-20 from 2020)
0.02338
2020599
(-18 from 2019)
458
(-22 from 2019)
0.02476
2019581
(-6 from 2018)
480
No change from 2018
0.02498
2018575
(-71 from 2017)
480
(-96 from 2017)
0.02469
2017504
(-41 from 2016)
576
(-83 from 2016)
0.02910
2016463
(+95 from 2015)
659
(+145 from 2015)
0.03253
2015558
(+23 from 2014)
514
(+36 from 2014)
0.02514
2014581
(-47 from 2013)
478
(-18 from 2013)
0.02333
2013534
(-54 from 2012)
496
(-70 from 2012)
0.02455
2012480
(+19 from 2011)
566
(+46 from 2011)
0.02789
2011499
(-47 from 2010)
520
(-72 from 2010)
0.02560
2010452
(+26 from 2009)
592
(+19 from 2009)
0.02882
2009478
(-27 from 2008)
573
(-43 from 2008)
0.02702
2008451
(+47 from 2007)
616
(+86 from 2007)
0.02825
2007498
(+33 from 2006)
530
(+54 from 2006)
0.02393
2006531
(+15 from 2005)
476
(+37 from 2005)
0.02171
2005546
(+27 from 2004)
439
(+44 from 2004)
0.02064
2004573
(-3 from 2003)
395
(+7 from 2003)
0.01869
2003570
(-60 from 2002)
388
(-59 from 2002)
0.01847
2002510
(+37 from 2001)
447
(+54 from 2001)
0.02163
2001547
(+355 from 2000)
393
(+221 from 2000)
0.01900
2000902
(-65 from 1999)
172
(-8 from 1999)
0.00824
1999837
(+102 from 1998)
180
(+30 from 1998)
0.00883
1998939
(+144 from 1997)
150
(+33 from 1997)
0.00740
19971083
(+134 from 1996)
117
(+25 from 1996)
0.00586
19961217
(+110 from 1995)
92
(+14 from 1995)
0.00459
19951327
(+82 from 1994)
78
(+9 from 1994)
0.00388
19941409
(+681 from 1993)
69
(+31 from 1993)
0.00339
19932090
(-730 from 1992)
38
(-31 from 1992)
0.00184
19921360
(+167 from 1991)
69
(+12 from 1991)
0.00329
19911527
(+382 from 1990)
57
(+17 from 1990)
0.00269
19901909
(-434 from 1989)
40
(-16 from 1989)
0.00186
19891475
(-120 from 1988)
56
(-2 from 1988)
0.00267
19881355
(-160 from 1987)
58
(-7 from 1987)
0.00290
19871195
(+902 from 1986)
65
(+38 from 1986)
0.00333
19862097
(-303 from 1985)
27
(-6 from 1985)
0.00141
19851794
(-411 from 1984)
33
(-14 from 1984)
0.00171
19841383
(+87 from 1983)
47
(+5 from 1983)
0.00250
19831470
(-87 from 1982)
42
(-5 from 1982)
0.00225
19821383
(+194 from 1981)
47
(+9 from 1981)
0.00249
19811577
(+274 from 1980)
38
(+8 from 1980)
0.00204
19801851
(-253 from 1979)
30
(-6 from 1979)
0.00162
19791598
(+120 from 1978)
36
(+5 from 1978)
0.00201
19781718
(+344 from 1977)
31
(+8 from 1977)
0.00181
19772062
(-62 from 1976)
23
(-1 from 1976)
0.00135
19762000
(+637 from 1975)
24
(+9 from 1975)
0.00147
19752637
(-179 from 1974)
15
(-1 from 1974)
0.00092
19742458
(+399 from 1973)
16
(+4 from 1973)
0.00098
19732857
(-197 from 1972)
12
(-1 from 1972)
0.00074
19722660
(+311 from 1971)
13
(+2 from 1971)
0.00078
19712971
(-757 from 1970)
11
(-6 from 1970)
0.00061
19702214
(-167 from 1969)
17
No change from 1969
0.00089
19692047
(+398 from 1968)
17
(+5 from 1968)
0.00093
19682445
(+167 from 1967)
12
(+2 from 1967)
0.00068
19672612
(-147 from 1966)
10
(-1 from 1966)
0.00056
19662465
(-384 from 1965)
11
(-4 from 1965)
0.00061
19652081
(-106 from 1964)
15
(-2 from 1964)
0.00079
19641975
(+1671 from 1963)
17
(+11 from 1963)
0.00084
19633646
(-1142 from 1962)
6
(-5 from 1962)
0.00029
19622504
(+202 from 1961)
11
(+1 from 1961)
0.00052
19612706
(+111 from 1959)
10
(+1 from 1959)
0.00046
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19592817
(+5 from 1957)
9
No change from 1957
0.00042
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19572822
(-193 from 1956)
9
(-1 from 1956)
0.00041
19562629
(+134 from 1955)
10
(+1 from 1955)
0.00047
19552763
(-54 from 1953)
9
No change from 1953
0.00043
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19532709
(+589 from 1949)
9
(+3 from 1949)
0.00045
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19493298
(-510 from 1948)
6
(-2 from 1948)
0.00033
19482788
(-117 from 1947)
8
(-1 from 1947)
0.00045
19472671
(+501 from 1946)
9
(+3 from 1946)
0.00048
19463172
(-516 from 1941)
6
(-2 from 1941)
0.00036
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19412656
(-261 from 1935)
8
(-2 from 1935)
0.00064
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19352395
(+697 from 1932)
10
(+3 from 1932)
0.00093
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19323092
(-483 from 1930)
7
(-3 from 1930)
0.00065
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19302609
(+1350 from 1929)
10
(+5 from 1929)
0.00089
19293959
(-1116 from 1928)
5
(-4 from 1928)
0.00045
19282843
(-277 from 1926)
9
(-2 from 1926)
0.00079
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19262566
(+842 from 1925)
11
(+4 from 1925)
0.00096
19253408
(+939 from 1924)
7
(+2 from 1924)
0.00061
19244347
(-525 from 1923)
5
(-1 from 1923)
0.00043
19233822
(-808 from 1922)
6
(-3 from 1922)
0.00053
19223014
(-512 from 1921)
9
(-3 from 1921)
0.00080
19212502
(+987 from 1920)
12
(+5 from 1920)
0.00105
19203489
(-612 from 1919)
7
(-2 from 1919)
0.00064
19192877
(-617 from 1918)
9
(-4 from 1918)
0.00089
19182260
(+470 from 1916)
13
(+4 from 1916)
0.00124
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19162730
(-109 from 1915)
9
No change from 1915
0.00097
19152621
(+30 from 1914)
9
(+2 from 1914)
0.00102
19142651
(-1062 from 1910)
7
(+2 from 1910)
0.00102
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19101589
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00240
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Johan

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5052021#4252022#4662023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4192021#3852022#4332023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3992021#4832022#3862023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#6382021#4792022#4052023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3532021#3962022#3642023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5692021#5112022#7152023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6682021#5312022#4562023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5982021#5612022#4822023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#7532020#7142022#7832023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7382021#5302022#4562023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5682021#6392022#5242023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#7052021#6642022#6602023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#4352021#3162022#4642023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#11662021#10592022#7662023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5942017#6052019#7612023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#8462020#7802022#6192023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#9942021#7292022#5482023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4082021#4232022#4002023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5462019#3682020#4142022

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#10332020#9492021#9502022

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6552021#6032022#5022023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#9082019#7122021#6292023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5512021#5112022#3642023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#9562020#8302021#10602023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5162015#6432018#6432022

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#7132017#8282018#7302020

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#6012017#6142018#5272019

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5982016#7772019#8172021

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5102019#5242021#6572023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5932021#4532022#5172023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6502008#6322012#6452022

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2492008#2502018#2322020

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2132014#1522016

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6272010#7292023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3942003#3992021

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5802017

Popularity Rankings for Johan in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Greenland

Greenland flagGreenland#142019#142020#142021

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#372021#392022#322023

Popularity in Denmark

Denmark flagDenmark#352021#482022#41First half of 2023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2232021#1792022#752023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#832008#4792022#3752023

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1722016#1912017#1902018

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1812016#1772017#1952019

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#2001995

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#3002020#2942021

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#4622018#3662020#3782021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#4852020#7412021#9322022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4961978#4921979#4921983

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#5872020#5902021#5402022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#5562020#5722022#7702023

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5942014

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#8842015#7392016#9782019

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#7542014#8182016#9082019

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Johan a Name for Boys or Girls?

Johan is mainly a boy’s name, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan and adopted by many European cultures.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Johan

Johan in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Johan Cruyff (Footballer, 1947–2016): A Dutch football player and coach, he was a pioneer of Total Football and won multiple Ballon d'Or awards.
  • Johan Santana (Baseball Player, 1979): A Venezuelan former MLB pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards during his career.
  • Johan August Strindberg (Playwright, 1849–1912): A Swedish playwright and novelist known for his works in naturalism and expressionism.
  • Johan de Witt (Politician, 1625–1672): A Dutch statesman and a key figure in the Dutch Golden Age, serving as Grand Pensionary of Holland.
  • Johan Hegg (Musician, 1973): The lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth.
  • "Johan" (2016 Film): A French-Belgian animated short film that follows the adventures of a young boy named Johan.
  • Johan Liebert ("Monster," Manga Series): The main antagonist in Naoki Urasawa's manga series "Monster," known for his manipulative and sociopathic behavior.
  • Johan Anderson ("Red Alert 2," Video Game): A character in the real-time strategy game "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2," where he is a brilliant military strategist.
  • Johan Price ("A Special Day," TV Series): A character in this drama series that revolves around the lives of students at a prestigious high school.
  • Johan ("The Invisible Man," 2020 Film): A supporting character in the modern adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel.
  • None

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