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Johan

Boy

Origin of the name

Johan comes from the Latin Johannes, like John. It is a common form in Northern Europe.

Rising name

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2016 was its best year: 659 births, or 1 baby in 5,568. The name is holding close to its all-time high. In 2025, it ranked No. 572. 37% of all babies named Johan since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
14,653births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 463rank at its peak, in 2016

Where babies named Johan are born

2016

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The darker the blue, the more common Johan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Johan is most common in New Jersey (1.9 times), New York (1.8) and California (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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