Fun Facts About the Name Yohan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Yohan: U.S. records list 1,865 babies given the name Yohan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yohan Mean?
Yohan is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), which means 'Yahweh is gracious' or 'Yahweh has shown favor.' In common English usage, that meaning is usually given as 'God is gracious.' The Hebrew name is a compound: the first element is a shortened form of the divine name YHWH, and the second is from the verb hanan, meaning 'to be gracious' or 'to show favor.' Yohan belongs to the same name family as Johan, Johann, and John; the spelling with Y is a transliteration or regional variant rather than a different etymology.
Yohan Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yochanan appears in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of a son of King Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and of Johanan son of Kareah, a Judean leader in the book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 40 - 43). The name remained in Jewish use after the biblical period; the first-century teacher Yochanan ben Zakkai is a well-known example. Early Christians knew the name in its Greek form Iōannēs, used for John the Baptist and John the Apostle. Through Latin Ioannes, the name spread into European languages and produced forms such as French Jean, German Johann, Dutch Johan, and English John.
Yohan is one spelling in this same tradition. In French, Yohan and Yohann are masculine given names used alongside Jean, and both go back to the same Hebrew source. In Korean Christian usage, Yohan (요한) is the standard Korean form of John, used for biblical figures and in church settings.
How Popular is the Name Yohan?
Yohan 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 2024. Its best rank was #1,160 in 2024.
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 | #1,259 | 158 | 0.0093% |
| 2024 | #1,160 | 180 | 0.0105% |
| 2023 | #1,396 | 133 | 0.0078% |
| 2022 | #1,704 | 100 | 0.0057% |
| 2021 | #1,962 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 2020 | #2,019 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2019 | #1,867 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 2018 | #1,919 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 2017 | #1,734 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #2,436 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,109 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #1,905 | 77 | 0.0040% |
| 2013 | #1,707 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2012 | #1,861 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 2011 | #2,126 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2010 | #2,352 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #2,583 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2008 | #2,827 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #2,972 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #2,740 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #2,843 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #4,413 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #3,277 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #3,185 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #5,384 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,304 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,030 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,303 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,091 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,124 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,981 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,138 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,797 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,252 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,094 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,957 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #7,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,472 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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 Yohan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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