Johanan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-HAY-nan
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Johanan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Johanan mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew Yochanan, the original form of John
“God is gracious”
A biblical Hebrew name and the original form of John; Johanan son of Kareah appears in the Book of Jeremiah.
Is Johanan a girl's or a boy's name?
Johanan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johanan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Johanan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Johanan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johanan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Johanan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Imran, Avi, Armani, Arjun, Aarav, Avraham, Ishaan, Jakari, Ivaan, Arjan, Akiva, Vihaan
Names related to Johanan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Johanan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/johanan, updated 20 October 2026.