Johan

Boy name

Johan has been given to 14,788 babies in the U.S. since 1910. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #572 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,788

Peak year

2016 (659 babies)

Rank in 2025

#572 for boys

First recorded

1910

10-year trend

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Johan.

14,934 babies since 1970

14,951 babies since 1974

15,135 babies since 1962

14,396 babies since 1885

14,249 babies since 1880

14,058 babies since 1991

14,012 babies since 1976

13,985 babies since 1912

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