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John

OriginHebrew
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy

About John

Variation of Sinjon

As of September 2026, John ranked #23 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 1893, Nameberry popularity #53.

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Famous Johns

  • John "Johnny" Christopher Depp II

    American actor

  • John "Jack" Christopher Depp III

    son of Johnny Depp

  • Saint John the Baptist

    cousin of Jesus

  • John I

    VIII, Byzantine emperors

  • John I

    XXIII, popes

  • John Paul I and II

    popes

  • John

    King of England

  • John Balliol

    King of Scotland

  • John Milton

    English poet

  • John Hancock

    American revolutionary

  • Lt. Col. John Laurens

    American revolutionary and abolitionist

  • John Adams

    2nd U.S. president

  • John Wesley

    English founder of Methodism

  • John Quincy Adams

    6th U.S. president

  • John Tyler

    10th U.S. president

  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    35th U.S. president

  • John Wycliffe

    Morning Star of the Reformation

  • John Smith

    English settler of North America

  • John Locke

    English political philosopher

  • John Davison Rockefeller

    American business magnate

  • John Lounsbery

    American animator

  • John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV

    an American business mogaul; richest person to die on the Titanic

  • John Sidney (Blyth) Barrymore

    American actor

  • John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison)

    American actor

  • John Glenn

    American astronaut and politician

  • John Major

    Prime Minister of the U.K.

  • John Cleese

    English actor and comedian

  • John Winston Lennon

    English musician of The Beatles

  • John R. "Johnny" Cash

    American country music singer

  • John Joseph Travolta

    American actor and singer

  • John Rhys

    Davies, Welsh actor

  • John

    King of Denmark

  • John I and II

    Kings of Hungary

  • John Donne

    English poet

  • John Keats

    English poet

  • John Hoyer Updike

    American novelist

  • John Scot Barrowman

    Scottish,American actor

  • John Adam Belushi

    American actor/comedian

  • John Michael Green

    American novelist

  • John Clayton Mayer

    American singer,songwriter

  • John Alec Entwhistle

    bassist of English band The Who

  • (Arthur) John Gielgud

    English actor

  • John Foster Dulles

    U.S. Secretary of State

  • John William Oliver

    English comedian and TV personality

  • John Michael Turturro

    American actor

  • John Edmund Andrew Phillips

    lead singer of American band The Mamas and the Papas

  • John Christopher Reilly

    American actor

  • John (Cougar) Mellencamp

    American singer

  • John Dolmayan

    Armenian,American drummer for band System of a Down

  • John Carter Hensley

    American actor

  • John Joseph Edward "Jack" Cassidy

    American actor

  • Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter

    American actor

  • John Singer Sargent

    American painter

  • John Cummings aka Johnny Ramone

    guitarist of American band The Ramones

  • John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes

    of Irish twin duo "Jedward"

  • John Richard Deacon

    bassist for English band Queen

  • John Paul Cusack

    American actor

  • John Young

    American astronaut

  • John Franklin

    English Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic

  • John Marcellus Huston

    American film director

  • (Nigel) John Taylor

    bassist for English band Duran Duran

  • John William Oates

    musician of American duo Hall & Oates

  • John Mark "Johnny" Galecki

    American actor

  • John Ross Bowie

    American actor

  • John Phillip Stamos

    American actor/musician

  • John Patrick "Jack" Douglass

    American comedy vlogger

  • John Wesley Shipp

    American actor

  • John "Barney" Yazici aka ThatGuyBarney

    Turkish,American YouTuber

  • John

    David Duggar(b.1990), 3rd child (2nd son) of reality TV's Duggar family. Twin brother of Jana Marie

  • John Owen Lowe

    son of American actor Rob Lowe

  • John Aether Ramirez Land

    son of Dania Ramirez & John Land

  • John David Linch (b. 2007)

    son of American legal commentator and television host Nancy Grace

  • John Phillips (b. 2009)

    son of American actress Julie Bowen

  • John "Rocco" Falconetti (b. 2009)

    son of former artistic gymnast Shannon Miller

  • John Nash Chatham (b. 2014)

    son of American actor Wes Chatham and American sports broadcaster Jenn Brown

  • John Willard "Bill" Marriott

    Sr., founder of Marriott International

  • John Sidney McCain III

    American politician, senior US Senator from Arizona

  • John Brooks

    American author, activist and blogger devoted to raising awareness of suicide and a barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge

  • John Verhoek

    Dutch footballer

  • Prince John Charles Francis of the United Kingdom

    fifth and youngest son of George V and Mary of Teck

  • John Ledin

    Swedish guitarist, son of Swedish musician Tomas actor

  • John Burke Krasinski

    American actor

  • John Candy

    late Canadian actor & comedian

  • John Lithgow

    American Actor

  • John Goodman

    American Actor

  • John Ronald Reuel "J.R.R." Tolkien

    English writer , author of The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings, The Silmarillion

John in pop culture

  • John Connor

    character in The Terminator series

  • 1

    2, &3 John, epistles in the New Testament

  • John Coffey

    character in "The Green Mile" novel/movie

  • John Trent

    character in "In the Mouth of Madness"

  • John Winchester

    character on TV's "Supernatural"

  • John Bender

    character in "The Breakfast Club"

  • John Hamish Watson

    character in the Sherlock Holmes series

  • Dr. John Montague/Markway

    character in "The Haunting of Hill House"

  • John Smith

    character in "I Am Number Four" series

  • John Smith

    main character in 'The Dead Zone' series

  • John Smith

    alias of the Doctor on TV's Doctor Who

  • John Ross Ewing I

    II, and III, characters on TV's "Dallas"

  • John Nelson

    character in video game "The Sims"

  • John "Johnny" Burb

    character in video game "The Sims"

  • John Kennish

    character on TV's "Switched at Birth"

  • John Bennett

    character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"

  • John Sheppard

    character on TV's "Stargate: Atlantis"

  • John Crichton

    character on TV's "Farscape"

  • John

    fourth book in the New Testament

  • John Hayden

    Character in "Abandon" series by Meg Cabot

  • John

    main character in G. A. Henty's, For the Temple

  • John Becker

    character on TV's "Becker"

  • John Clasky

    character in movie "Spanglish"

  • John Egbert

    character in webcomic Homestuck

  • John Bennett

    character on TV's "Alphas"

  • John Brooke

    character in the Little Women series

  • John 'Demi' Brooke Jr

    character in the Little Women series

  • John James Rambo

    main character in "Rambo" series

  • John Masters

    character from Star of Babylon by Barbara Wood

  • John Dee

    main character in the "Kronos Chronicles"

  • John the Savage

    character in "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

  • John McBain

    character on American soaps "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital"

  • John Locke

    character on TV's "Lost"

  • Little John

    one of Robin Hood's Merry Men

  • John Monad

    character on TV's "John from Cincinnati"

  • John Whitefoot

    character in G. A. Henty's, Orange and Green

  • John Gage

    a character on TV's "Emergency!"

  • John Townsend

    character in "Yesterday's child" by Barbara Wood

  • John Reese

    character on TV's "Person of Interest"

  • John Moore

    character in "The Alienist"

  • Red John

    villain on TV's "The Mentalist"

  • John Glenn Tracy

    character from The Thunderbirds series

  • John Swanson

    son of Ron Swanson and Diane Lewis on TV's Parks and Recreation

  • Dr. John "JD" Dorian

    character on the TV show "Scrubs"

  • Dr. John Carter

    character from TV show "ER"

  • John Andrew Diggle aka Spartan

    character on TV's "Arrow"

  • John Reed

    a character from Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"

  • John "Pyro" Allerdyce

    character from X,men comics

  • John Proudstar aka Thunderbird

    character from X,men comics

  • John Wilkes

    character from "Gone with the Wind"

  • John Jones

    also known as J'onn J'onzz and Martian Manhunter, character from DC Universe

  • John Stewart

    also known as The Green Lantern, character from DC Universe

  • John Corben

    also known as Metallo, character from DC Universe

  • John Grayson

    character from DC Universe

  • John Constantine

    character from DC Universe

  • Dr. John Wade Prentice Jr. and his father John Prentice Sr.

    characters from "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

  • John

    slang for a toilet

  • John Kramer

    main character in the SAW movie franchise, played by Tobin Bell

  • John Murphy

    main character in the TV show "The 100"

  • John Proctor

    a character in Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible."

  • John Michael Shelby

    character in bbc series Peaky blinders

  • John Sturgis

    College Physics professor on the TV series "Young Sheldon"

  • John LaMarr

    character on TV series "The Orville"

  • John Thomas "J.T." Lambert

    character on ABC TGIF sitcom "Step by Step"

  • John Harriman

    Captain of the Enterprise,B in the 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations"

  • John Munch

    character on TV's "Law and Order: SVU" and "Homicide: Life on the Street"

  • John James "Jack" McCoy

    character on "Law and Order"

  • John Tyree

    character played by Channing Tatum in the movie "Dear John"

  • "King John and the Bishop"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Will Stewart and John"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Robin Hood and Little John"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Little John a Begging"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Sir John Butler"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Bonny John Seton"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "John Thomson and the Turk"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "John Dory"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "John of Hazelgreen"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Dear John"

    Song by Taylor Swift featured in "Speak Now"

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