Yohaan
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 88 living Americans carry the first name Yohaan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yohaan today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yohaan births was 2013 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yohaan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yohaan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yohaan. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
88
~ 1 in 3,894,936 Americans
Peak year
2013
11 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,719
Tracked since 2009
Popularity
Yohaan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yohaan from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 51 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yohaan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yohaan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yohaan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yohaan
The name Yohaan is a variant of the name Yohanan, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. Yohanan is a combination of two Hebrew words, "Yo" meaning "Yahweh" (the Hebrew name for God) and "hanan" meaning "gracious" or "merciful." Thus, the name Yohanan or Yohaan can be interpreted as "Yahweh is gracious."
This name is deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition and has been used for centuries. In the Bible, the name Yohanan is mentioned several times, including as the name of one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, known as John the Apostle. Another notable biblical figure bearing this name is John the Baptist, a Jewish preacher who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yohaan can be found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts dating back to the third century BCE. These scrolls contain the names of several individuals, including variations of the name Yohanan.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures bearing the name Yohaan or its variations. One of the most famous is John Chrysostom (349-407 CE), a prominent Christian bishop and preacher known for his eloquence and influential writings. Another notable figure is John of Damascus (676-749 CE), a Christian monk and theologian who made significant contributions to the development of Christian doctrine.
In the realm of literature, the name Yohaan is associated with John Milton (1608-1674), the renowned English poet and author of the epic poem "Paradise Lost." Additionally, John Donne (1572-1631) was an influential English poet, satirist, and cleric known for his metaphysical poetry.
The name Yohaan has also been borne by several notable historical figures in various fields, such as John Locke (1632-1704), the influential English philosopher and political theorist, and John Dalton (1766-1844), the English chemist and physicist best known for his atomic theory.
People
Yohaan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yohaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yohaan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yohaan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 88 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yohaan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,894,936 US residents.
Is Yohaan a common name?
We classify Yohaan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 89 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yohaan most popular?
The single biggest year for Yohaan was 2013, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yohaan is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yohaan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yohaan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yohaan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yohaan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yohaan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yohaan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Yohaan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.