Yohan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOH-han
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,256 for boys
Yohan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 1,256th for boys in the US (158 babies).
What does Yohan mean?
Hebrew: form of John used in several languages
“God is gracious”
A form of John found in French, Korean and other languages, from the Hebrew Yochanan.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Yohan a girl's or a boy's name?
Yohan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 158 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yohan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Yohan, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yohan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were given Yohan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #635, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Yohan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Yohan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,256among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 158about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 105% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 158 boys in the US were named Yohan, making it the 1,256th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 180 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Yohan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 779 boys in the US were given Yohan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #416, up from #1,256 for this spelling alone.
Yohan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 | #1,256 |
| 2024 | 180 | #1,160 |
| 2023 | 133 | #1,390 |
| 2022 | 100 | #1,700 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,900 |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,725 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,694 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,848 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,323 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Yohan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf Yunus Kairo Yoan Yug Yitzchok Loki Musa Yahya Yakov Ayaan Rumi
Other spellings of Yohan
Names related to Yohan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Yohan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yohan, updated 20 October 2026.