Yohanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yoh-AH-nuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Yohanna is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Yohanna mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yohana, itself a spelling of Johanna, feminine form of John
“God is gracious”
A spelling of Johanna, the feminine form of John.
Meaning borrowed from Yohana.
Is Yohanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Yohanna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yohanna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Yohanna, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 8 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Yohanna than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Yohanna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were given Yohanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,359, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Yohanna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Yohanna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,831st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Yohanna, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,840th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 65 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Yohanna than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Yohanna in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 102 girls in the US were given Yohanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,669, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
Yohanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3,277 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3,274 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,661 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,734 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,840 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,787 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3,704 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3,367 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4,241 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
Names like Yohanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana, Amira, Sienna, Amara, Ayla, Raya, Khadija, Safa, Liyana, Ariella, Yusra, Ava
Other spellings of Yohanna
Names related to Yohanna
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Yohanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yohanna, updated 20 October 2026.