Hovhannes
John is a very common male name in the English language, ultimately of Hebrew origin.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Hovhannes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
John is a very common male name in the English language, ultimately of Hebrew origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Hovhannes
The earliest SSA record of Hovhannes as a baby boy name dates back to 1992, when 7 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Hovhannes — #7,725 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Hovhanness. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 73 Hovhanness have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hovhannes
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hovhannes. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hovik
- Hovo
- Ohannes
Names that sound like Hovhannes
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About the name Hovhannes
Hovhannes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Hovhannes's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Hovhannes's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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