Johann: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- YO-hahn · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (88% of all uses)
German and Scandinavian form of John, from Latin Johannes and Greek Ioannes, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. A well-known bearer is composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
How popular is Johann?
Babies named Johann in 202491
2024 rank#1,792 boys
Peak year2010
Total US babies since 18805,434
Johann is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.
Names like Johann
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Johann questions
What does the name Johann mean?
Johann means "God is gracious". It comes from Hebrew. German and Scandinavian form of John, from Latin Johannes and Greek Ioannes, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. A well-known bearer is composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Is Johann a boy or girl name?
Johann is mainly a boy's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Johann?
91 US babies were named Johann in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.
How do you pronounce Johann?
Johann is usually pronounced YO-hahn.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.