Joahan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-AH-han
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joahan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Joahan come from?
Hebrew: probably a variant of Johan, a form of John
Is Joahan a girl's or a boy's name?
Joahan is a boys' name.
How popular is Joahan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Joahan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joahan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,333 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Joahan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jonatan Johan Jordan Josiah Solomon Jovan Samuel Jonathan John Yonatan Jaylen Elijah
Names related to Joahan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joahan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joahan, updated 20 October 2026.