Yochanan
Yohanan יוֹחָנָן, sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of יְהוֹחָנָן, meaning "YHWH is gracious".
Meaning & Origin of Yochanan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yohanan יוֹחָנָן, sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of יְהוֹחָנָן, meaning "YHWH is gracious".
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The Story of Yochanan
Yochanan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 16 Yochanans were born — ranking #5,482 that year. As of 2026, Yochanan ranks #7,459 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 300 Yochanans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yochanan
Yochanan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 300 births in the dataset. Yochanan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Yochanan'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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