Johannes
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,480 for boys
Johannes is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 2,480th for boys in the US (54 babies).
What does Johannes mean?
Greek
A male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], variant of John and Jon.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Johannes a girl's or a boy's name?
Johannes is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 54 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johannes in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Johannes, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johannes in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Johannes in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Johannes in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,480th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54 about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were named Johannes, making it the 2,480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,291st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 62 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
2025 had more boys named Johannes than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Johannes in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johannes in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2,480 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,291 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,385 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,021 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,808 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,683 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,804 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,641 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,375 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
Names like Johannes
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas, Jacob, Jonah, Noah, Theo, Myles, Sebastian, Jaxon, Jason, Mason, Caleb, Jude
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Johannes: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/johannes, updated 20 October 2026.