Fun Facts About the Name Ohanna
- 164 babies named Ohanna: U.S. records list 164 babies given the name Ohanna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ohanna Mean?
Ohanna is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious." It is an Armenian form of Joanna (also Johanna), the feminine of John. The name comes through Greek Ioanna, the feminine of Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), a shortened form of Yehochanan, meaning "YHWH has been gracious." In Armenian, the masculine form is Ohannes (also Hovhannes), and Ohanna is its feminine counterpart, sometimes written Hovhanna. The literal Hebrew sense is "Yahweh is gracious"; the customary English rendering is "God is gracious."
Ohanna Name History & Origins
The Armenian name Ohanna developed within the same tradition as Hovhannes (John). Armenian Christians adopted the Greek name Ioannes as Hovhannes, and the shorter or western Armenian form Ohannes also appears. The feminine Ohanna or Hovhanna was formed from that masculine name. Because John the Baptist and John the Evangelist are important figures in Armenian Christianity, forms of John have long been used in Armenian families, and the feminine form belongs to that same naming tradition. In the New Testament, the Greek Ioanna (Joanna) is mentioned as a disciple of Jesus (Luke 8:3), but the Armenian Ohanna is a later language-specific development of the name family. In English-speaking countries, Ohanna appears mainly as a heritage name or a variant spelling of Johanna. It is not related to the Hawaiian word ohana (family), despite the similar spelling.
How Popular is the Name Ohanna?
Ohanna 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 2021. Its best rank was #6,903 in 2021.
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 | #11,662 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,841 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #13,105 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,506 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,903 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #9,383 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #12,144 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,209 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,512 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,593 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,402 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #11,995 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,046 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #13,486 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #19,292 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,581 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #13,817 | 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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How the Name Ohanna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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