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Johann
OriginGerman variation of Johan or John, Hebrew
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#1856
2025 SSA
About Johann
The traditional German spelling of this name, used by Goethe, Bach and many other luminaries. Familiar in the US, but retains an Olde World feel, for better and worse.
Johann is also given to girls.
Pronounced yo-HAHN.
As of October 2026, Johann ranked #17314 in US births in 2004 SSA, peaked at #1459 in 1934.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,684
Boys #1,856
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,338 | 130 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,294 | 138 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,146 | 168 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,547 | 106 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,396 | 126 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,730 | 91 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,700 | 92 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,972 | 76 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,844 | 87 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,991 | 77 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,792 | 91 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,856 | 85 |
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Johann for boys
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- Johann Sebastian BachBoy
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- Johann Friedrich PfaffBoy
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- Johann BernoulliBoy
Swiss mathematician
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheBoy
German writer
- Johann Strauss IIBoy
Austrian composer
- Johann Olav KossBoy
former Norwegian speed skater
- Johann Wilhelm MeigenBoy
German entomologist
- Johann Friedrich GmelinBoy
German naturalist
- Johann DeisenhoferBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Johann in pop culture
- Johann AgaresBoy
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