Name profile

Johann

German form of Iohannes.

Usage languagesGerman, Icelandic
US rank (2025)#1,852

Meaning and history

German form of Iohannes, see John. Notable bearers include the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), the German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), and the Austrian composers Johann Strauss the Elder (1804–1849) and his son Johann Strauss the Younger (1825–1899).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 135 births, rank #1,239
2007: 146 births, rank #1,206
2008: 157 births, rank #1,154
2009: 177 births, rank #1,061
2010: 222 births, rank #910
20112011: 210 births, rank #943
2012: 215 births, rank #946
2013: 164 births, rank #1,112
2014: 130 births, rank #1,334
2015: 138 births, rank #1,287
20162016: 168 births, rank #1,145
2017: 106 births, rank #1,541
2018: 126 births, rank #1,396
2019: 91 births, rank #1,723
2020: 92 births, rank #1,694
20212021: 76 births, rank #1,964
2022: 87 births, rank #1,839
2023: 77 births, rank #1,986
2024: 91 births, rank #1,795
20252025: 85 births, rank #1,852

Johann rose from #947 to #946 for boys between 2011 and 2012. Its highest annual birth count came in 2010, with 222 births.