Yohanan
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 Yohanan
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 Yohanan
As a girl name
Yohanan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 5 Yohanans were born — ranking #16,210 that year. As of 2026, Yohanan ranks #15,899 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Yohanans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yohanan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 13 Yohanans were born — ranking #6,335 that year. As of 2026, Yohanan ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 111 Yohanans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yohanan
Yohanan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 111 births in the dataset. Yohanan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,335. Use the chart and map above to compare Yohanan'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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