How popular is the name Yohan?

1,865 US babies were named Yohan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2024.

What careers are people named Yohan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Yohans show up 2.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Yohan

Q: How common is the spelling Yohan?

The most common spelling: 59% of Yohans use it.

Yohan. 1,865 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Yohans are 2.0× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

1,865 US babies were named Yohan between 1940 and 2025.

Yohan around the world

France: 24,950 babies since 1900, peak 1988, No. 589 in 2025
Belgium: 524 babies since 1995, peak 2003, No. 685 in 2025
England & Wales: 255 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 1,704 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Yohans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.0×	Medium · 22 people
Politician	1.3×	Medium · 13 people
Rugby player	1.8×	Low · 6 people
Track athlete	1.9×	Low · 6 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Yohans show up 2.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 59% of Yohans use it

Yohan 59%
Yoan 17%
Yohann 9%
Ioane 7%
Ioan 4%
Yohanan 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)