Name meaning & stats
Johan
Johan means “God is gracious” (Hebrew origin). 14,556 US babies since 1940, peak 2016.
What it means
“God is gracious”
HebrewForm of Joan
In US birth records
Peak year: 2016
14,556 US babies were named Johan between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Johan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 70% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2016)