Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Variant of the Hebrew John Jehovah has been gracious: has shown favor.
- German
- God has been gracious; a variant of John. The German composer Johann Sebastian Bach is considered to be a great genius of Baroque music. He also fathered (and named) thirteen children with his wife Anna.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Johann
Pronunciation
jo-hann, joha-nn
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #910, 222 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1852, 85 births)
- Girls: peak in 1934 (rank #1441, 26 births); most recent 2004 (rank #16080, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | – |
| 2024 | 91 | – |
| 2023 | 77 | – |
| 2022 | 87 | – |
| 2021 | 76 | – |
| 2020 | 92 | – |
| 2019 | 91 | – |
| 2018 | 126 | – |
| 2017 | 106 | – |
| 2016 | 168 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #1271, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #89, 911 births); most recent 2023 (rank #897, 43 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #1102, 11 births); most recent 2012 (rank #5388, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43 | – |
| 2022 | 46 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | – |
| 2020 | 67 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | – |
| 2018 | 89 | – |
| 2017 | 101 | – |
| 2016 | 89 | – |
| 2015 | 106 | – |
| 2014 | 108 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #196, 12 births); most recent 2020 (rank #706, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #402, 6 births); most recent 1987 (rank #507, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #606, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence