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Johann

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — German form of John

Boy's name · #1856 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Johann reached #912 in 2010 and has eased to #1856 since. About 4,900 boys have carried it since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#73 in Austria (2025) · #498 in Switzerland (2025) · #501 in Norway (2025) · #530 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,165 in France (2025) · #1,443 in Canada (2025) · #1,499 in Italy (2024) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #741 in Ireland (2020) · #652 in Poland (2018) · #449 in Puerto Rico (2015) and 2 more.

Famous Johanns

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
Johann Sebastian Bach — German composer (1685–1750)
Johann Gottlieb Fichte — German philosopher (1762–1814)
Johann Gottfried Herder — German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)
Johann Strauss II — Austrian composer (1825–1899)
Johann Pachelbel — German composer and organist (1653–1706)
Johann Bernoulli — Swiss mathematician (1667–1748)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann — German art historian (1717–1768)
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi — Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer (1746–1827)
Johann Christian Bach — German composer (1735–1782)

In stories & tradition

Johann (Red Skull) — Supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics
Johann Gambolputty^fr — Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
Johann Kraus — Hellboy character

What Johanns become

Among 23,654 notable people named Johann:

Lawyers & judges appear 4.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johann Bayer, German lawyer and uranographer (1572–1625).

Spellings & nicknames

Johann is the less common spelling of Johan — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Johan itself ranked #572 in 2025.

Similar names: Johan · Hagen · Joab · Camdyn · Joziah · Roan

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