Johan

yo-hahn

German variation of John

"God is gracious"

Johan Origin and Meaning

The name Johan is a boy's name of German origin meaning "God is gracious".

Still very Old European, conjuring up the image of a classical composer. But surprisingly, it's now been in the Top 600 in the U.S. since the turn of the 21st century, largely thanks to Heidi Klum and Seal's young son.

Johan Rank in US Top 1000

# 564 in the US

Johan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2027 on Nameberry

Johan Popularity

• 564 US 2023
• 1304 Nameberry 2023
• 447 Future 2028
• 920 England 2019
• 294 Mexico 2021
• 32 Norway 2023
• 41 Denmark 2023

20 Names Similar to Johan

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Famous People Named Johan

• Johan Cruijff former Dutch footballer
• Johan Franzen Swedish hockey player
• Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten Norwegian skier
• Johan Frandsen Swedish lead singer of band The Knockouts
• Johan Alexander Santana (Araque) Venezuelan baseball player
• Johan van Kempen son of "The Real Housewives of New York" star Alex McCord and husband Simon van Kempen

Johan in Pop Culture

• Johan Liebert character in manga "Naoki Urasawa's Monster"
• "Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas " one,man play by Dario Fo