babyNamedJohan
“God is gracious”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 369th
- births in 2023–2025
- 420
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,329
- −10.9% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1988
Meaning and origin of Johan
Johan means “God is gracious” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Johan in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1988.
- Over recent years, Johan has been falling (−10.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Johan every 11 schools, all spellings combined.
Johan in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
612th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,090
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
556th boys’ name1,588 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,238+3% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
496th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,780
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
962nd boys’ name95 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,698+5.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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