Name profile

Johan

Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈjuː.an/; Norwegian /ˈjʊ.hɑn/; Dutch /ˈjoː.ɦɑn/
Usage languagesAfrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#572

Meaning and history

Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, see John. A well-known bearer was the Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff (1947–2016).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 476 births, rank #531
2007: 530 births, rank #498
2008: 616 births, rank #451
2009: 573 births, rank #478
2010: 592 births, rank #453
20112011: 520 births, rank #499
2012: 566 births, rank #480
2013: 496 births, rank #534
2014: 478 births, rank #581
2015: 514 births, rank #559
20162016: 659 births, rank #463
2017: 577 births, rank #502
2018: 480 births, rank #576
2019: 481 births, rank #580
2020: 458 births, rank #599
20212021: 438 births, rank #629
2022: 501 births, rank #580
2023: 517 births, rank #563
2024: 555 births, rank #536
20252025: 516 births, rank #572

Johan moved from #537 to #572 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2016, with 659 births.