Fun Facts About the Name Yohana
- More than 1 thousand babies named Yohana: U.S. records list 1,417 babies given the name Yohana from 1880 through 2025. Even 7 boys received the name Yohana - about 1 boy for every 201 girls.
What Does the Name Yohana Mean?
Yohana is a feminine form of the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), literally "Yahweh is gracious" or "Yahweh has shown favor"; the customary English rendering is "God is gracious." The name combines a shortened form of the divine name YHWH (rendered Yo- or Yahu-) with the Hebrew root ḥanan (חנן), "to be gracious, to show favor." The feminine ending -a gives Yohana, corresponding to the Hebrew Yochanah (יוֹחָנָה). In Greek the feminine form is Ioanna (Ἰωάννα), in Latin Iohanna or Johanna, and in English Joanna or Johanna. The spelling Yohana is a variant of Johana/Johanna.
Yohana Name History & Origins
The Hebrew masculine name Yochanan appears in the Hebrew Bible for several men, including a son of King Josiah in 1 Chronicles 3:15 and a military commander in 2 Kings 25:23. In the New Testament, the Greek form Ioannes (Ἰωάννης) is used for John the Baptist and John the Apostle. The feminine Greek Ioanna (Ἰωάννα) appears in Luke 8:3 as a follower of Jesus and in Luke 24:10 as one of the women who reported the empty tomb. Latin Christians used Iohanna or Johanna for this feminine name. From Latin it entered European languages as French Jeanne, English Joan, Jane, and Jean, Spanish Juana, and Italian Giovanna. The spelling Yohana is a variant of Johana/Johanna, used as a feminine given name in Spanish-speaking countries and in Indonesia, where the masculine form is Yohanes. In Swahili-speaking East Africa, Yohana is a masculine Christian name corresponding to John; it came through Arabic Yuhanna (يُوحَنَّا), which itself derives from Greek Ioannes. The initial Y corresponds to the Hebrew yod at the start of Yochanan.
How Popular is the Name Yohana?
Yohana has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #2,673 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,573 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2024 | #2,876 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2023 | #3,701 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #2,787 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #3,489 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #3,397 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #2,855 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #2,673 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 2017 | #3,299 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #3,704 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #3,700 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #3,713 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #3,567 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,167 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2011 | #4,565 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,020 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #4,193 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #3,857 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #3,916 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #4,161 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #3,872 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #4,091 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #4,104 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #5,084 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,366 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #5,696 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #5,888 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #5,578 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,411 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,305 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #7,503 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,374 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #4,254 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #3,579 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #4,807 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #4,229 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #8,747 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #7,683 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #8,775 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,743 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,138 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #12,051 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,462 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #7,404 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,314 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #8,761 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,849 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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