Johann
German form of John, taken from the Latin Johannes and ultimately the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious; it is the first name of both Bach and Goethe.
Johann in 2025
Johann was given to 85 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,949th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 39,004 babies born.
The history of Johann
Johann reached its highest point in 2010, when 222 babies were given the name, ranking 2,008th that year.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 5,519 babies have been named Johann. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Johann has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to girls in its early decades, and goes mostly to boys today.
Johann by decade
| Decade | Babies named Johann | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 5,347 |
| 1920s | 72 | 4,361 |
| 1930s | 197 | 2,657 |
| 1940s | 162 | 2,771 |
| 1950s | 168 | 3,449 |
| 1960s | 211 | 3,693 |
| 1970s | 409 | 2,955 |
| 1980s | 438 | 3,062 |
| 1990s | 491 | 3,785 |
| 2000s | 1,267 | 2,403 |
| 2010s | 1,570 | 2,008 |
| 2020s | 508 | 3,671 |
Where Johann is heading
Johann has fallen 38% over the past decade, from 138 babies in 2015 to 85 in 2025.
Names like Johann
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Johann.