Johan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Johan
With Old European vibes, Johan is a variant of the classic John, similar to the Latin, Hebrew, and Germanic forms, Iohannes, Yohanan, and Johannes. Conjuring up the image of the classical composer Brahms or the astronomer Kepler, while still feeling timeless and distinctive, Johan has been in the US Top 600 for most of the 21st century, helped along by Heidi Klum and Seal using it for their son in 2006.
Familiar across Europe, Johan is currently popular in Norway and Denmark in particular, while another famous bearer of the name was Dutch football player Johan Cruyff.
Johan is also given to girls.
Pronounced JOH-ahn.
As of October 2026, Johan ranked #16408 in US births in 2007 SSA, peaked at #3245 in 1936.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #581 | 478 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #559 | 514 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #463 | 659 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #503 | 577 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #576 | 480 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #582 | 480 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #600 | 458 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #631 | 438 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #580 | 501 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #567 | 515 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #536 | 554 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #572 | 516 |
World rankings
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Johan on lists
Famous Johans
- Johan CruijffBoy
former Dutch footballer
- Johan FranzenBoy
Swedish hockey player
- Johan Hagbart Pedersen GrøttumsbraatenBoy
Norwegian skier
- Johan FrandsenBoy
Swedish lead singer of band The Knockouts
- Johan Alexander Santana (Araque)Boy
Venezuelan baseball player
- Johan van KempenBoy
son of "The Real Housewives of New York" star Alex McCord and husband Simon van Kempen
Johan in pop culture
- Johan LiebertBoy
character in manga "Naoki Urasawa's Monster"
- "Johan Padan and the Discovery of the AmericasBoy
" one,man play by Dario Fo