Johan name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: Hindi, English, German, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Bavarian, Estonian, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: yo-hahn
Meaning: Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful and German Form of John
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What does Johan mean?

Admired Johan has its origin in Hebrew, Johan means "Yahweh is Gracious, God is Merciful or German Form of John", a gender-neutral name is majorly used in Dutch, Bavarian, English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hindi, Czech, Scandinavian, Swedish, Greenlandic, German, Icelandic and Estonian..

Also Johan is Nordic equivalent of Johann. Johan is celebrated on December 27th.

How do I pronounce Johan?

Two syllabled Johan is pronounced as yo-hahn. The name can also be pronounced as jo-han.

Variants of Johan

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Janne, John, Janna, Jan, Johann, Johannes

Names that rhyme with Johan

How popular is the name Johan?

Johan was a popular name in United States. Over 11295 babies have been given the moniker in 104 years. At the peak of its usage in 2008, it ranked 451st when 655 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 104 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still performing better than most of the names. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 7 times Also, Johan was a popular name in France.

Over 34163 babies have been named Johan since 1906. When at the peak of its usage in 1986, it ranked 66th when 1369 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 96 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still dominating the charts. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 100 baby names 15 times Also, Johan was a popular name in Sweden.

Over 3597 babies have been named Johan since 1998. When at the peak of its usage in 1998, it ranked 19th when 679 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

After 9 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Additionally, the moniker has been in the top 50 baby names 6 times

A common name in Denmark with over 3225 new-borns have been given the name since 1995.

When at its peak in 2015, it ranked 19th when 306 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 50 baby names 15 times Johan is a familiar baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 300 names.

Recently in 2016, 72 babies were given Johan and it reached its peak ranking, 224 on boy names chart. There are over 257 babies that have been given the name Johan in Netherlands.

Also, in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 300 names. In 1995, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 200 on boy names chart when 58 babies were given the name Johan.

There are over 575 babies that have been given the name Johan in Belgium.

Johan is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 700 names.

In 2013, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 692 on boy names chart when 47 babies were named Johan. There are over 555 babies that have been given the name Johan in England and Wales.

Also, in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 300 names. In 2012, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 258 on boy names chart when 31 babies were named Johan.

Over 427 babies in Switzerland have been named Johan.

Johan is an uncommon baby name in Ireland where it has been in use since 1978 and achieved its top ranking of 321 in 1980.

Johan is a rare baby name in Finland there is very thin chances of it still being given. But Johan is a popular baby name in South Africa where every 1 in 700 have the name as well as in, Indonesia, Venezuela, India, Colombia, Mozambique and Malaysia.

At least, 570000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202356451400
202258049600
202162743600
202059845700
201958048000
201857448000
201750357600
201646365900
201555851400
201458147800
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Johan in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands49719606085431
Finland356309004214

What numbers say about Johan?

Logic isn't your strongest side but perfectionism is something people admire you for. You are a daydreamer who can spend hours of wandering your imaginative world. Be careful not to drain yourself. The people with number 5 as their personality no are active and outgoing. You are a walking inspiration with an amazing aura. You could be a poet because of the original way you express yourself. You made everyone proud in your life, even if no one acknowledges your efforts and hard work to be the best person you can possibly be.

Other names similar to Johan

  •  Cassie - Unfading and Prominent Cassie is used especially in English, Cassie means "Empty, Vain or Who Makes Peace" and a gender-neutral name is originated from Slavic, Latin and Old Greek. In 2001, famed Cassie ranked 450 on the list of baby girl names in United States
  •  Cecelia - Prevalently used in Norwegian, Danish and English durable and outstanding, Cecelia is rooted from Latin used as a gender-neutral name, meaning of Cecelia is "Blind"
  •  Aleena - Aleena's meaning is Beautiful or Noble used for baby girls that of Old High German and Slavonic origin is used largely in Danish and Finnish
  •  Hamilton means Beautiful Mountain or Small Village is primarily used in English is originated from Old English is used mostly as a baby boy name
  •  Janae - Commonly Accepted Janae has its origin in Hebrew language is a gender-neutral name, majorly used in English, Janae means "Form of Janet, God has Answered or Yahweh is Gracious"

Famous people named Johan

  • Johan Nicolai Madvig, Danish philologist and Kultus Minister
  • Johan Asplund, Swedish sociologist interested
  • Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor and patent clerk
  • Johan Herman Wessel, 18th-century Danish-Norwegian poet
  • Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, critic and art theorist
  • Johan Theron, former information officer
  • Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman
  • Johan Hendrik Weidner, highly decorated Dutch hero of World War II
  • Johan Edvard Lundström, Swedish industrialist and inventor
  • Johan Bernhard Hjort, Norwegian supreme court lawyer
  • Johan Henrik Nebelong, Danish architect
  • Johan Risingh, last governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden
  • Johan Sverdrup, Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party
  • Johan Ludvig Holstein, Danish Minister of state from 1735 to 1751
  • Johan Fahlstrøm, was one of Norway's leading male actors before World War I
  • Johan Håstad, Swedish theoretical computer scientist most
  • Johan van Galen, Commodore of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands
  • Johan Söderberg, Swedish film director and editor
  • Johan Huizinga, Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history
  • Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish Baroque composer
  • Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and organist
  • Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish neoclassical sculptor
  • Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Danish poet, playwright, literary critic, literary historian son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg
  • Johan Helsingius, born in 1961 in Helsinki, Finland
  • Johan Ihre, Swedish philologist and historical linguist
  • Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter and printmaker
  • Johan Niclas Byström, Swedish sculptor
  • Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch poet, was born at Amsterdam
  • Johan Borgen, Norwegian author, journalist and critic
  • Johan Meyer, German immigrant to Queensland and a pioneer of the Gold Coast region
  • Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman
  • Johan Frederik Schlegel, lawyer and civil servant who married Regine Olsen
  • Johan Palmstruch, Latvian-born Dutch entrepreneur, financier
  • Johan Gabriel Richert, , Swedish jurist and politician
  • Johan Sandström, Swedish oceanographer and meteorologist
  • Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Danish politician
  • Johan Van Hecke, Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
  • Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist
  • Johan Christian Fabricius, Danish zoologist, specialising
  • Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist, mathematician
  • Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist
  • Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist
  • Johan Gunnar Andersson, Swedish archaeologist
  • Johan Gottlieb Gahn, Swedish chemist and metallurgist
  • Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer
  • Johan van Benthem, University Professor
  • Johan Håkansson, was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1421–1432
  • Johan Olof Wallin, Swedish minister, orator
  • Johan August Ekman, was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900-1913
  • Johan Baazius the younger, was born in Jönköping July 17
  • Johan Banér, Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War
  • Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finno-Swedish lyric and epic poet
  • Johan Nygaardsvold, Norwegian politician from the Labour Party
  • Johan Christopher Toll, Swedish statesman and soldier
  • Johan Oxenstierna, Count and a Swedish statesman
  • Johan Vilhelm Snellman, influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman
  • Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
  • Johan August Sandels, Swedish soldier and politician
  • Johan Witteveen, retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  • Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
  • Johan Neeskens, Dutch football manager and former midfielder
  • Johan Petter Johansson, Swedish inventor and industrialist

Sources

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