Yohan
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,691 living Americans carry the first name Yohan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yohan today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yohan births was 2024 (180 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yohan. 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 Yohan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Yohan is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 202,693 Americans
Peak year
2024
180 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,160
Tracked since 1980
Census
Yohan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,186 people with the first name Yohan, which placed it at #7,080 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,080
National first-name rank
People counted
2.2K
2,186 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
44.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yohan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yohan is Hispanic at 44.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (34.0%) and Black (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yohan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yohan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino44.4% · 970
- Asian and Pacific Islander34.0% · 744
- Black or African American10.7% · 234
- White7.8% · 170
- Two or more races3.0% · 65
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
Popularity
Yohan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yohan from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 730 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yohan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yohan 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 Yohan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yohans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Yohan, while Washington, Tennessee, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yohan
The name Yohan has its origins in Hebrew and is a variation of the biblical name Yohanan, which means "Graced by God" or "Yahweh is gracious." This name can be traced back to ancient Judea and the time of the Second Temple period, when it was a common name among Jews living in the region.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Yohan can be found in the New Testament of the Bible, where it refers to John the Baptist, a Jewish preacher who baptized Jesus Christ. In the Gospel of John, he is referred to as "Yohanan the Baptist," which later evolved into the English name John.
In the early centuries of Christianity, the name Yohan gained popularity among Christian communities, particularly in regions with strong Greek and Byzantine influences. It was a common name among early Christian saints and scholars, such as Yohan Chrysostom (347-407 CE), a renowned preacher and Archbishop of Constantinople.
During the Middle Ages, the name Yohan spread throughout Europe, taking on various spellings and forms in different languages. In France, it became Jean, while in Germany, it evolved into Johann. In Spain and Portugal, it became Juan and João, respectively.
One of the most famous historical figures bearing the name Yohan was Yohan Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), the German inventor credited with the development of the printing press and movable type, which revolutionized the spread of knowledge and literature in Europe.
Another notable figure was Yohan Calvin (1509-1564), a French theologian and influential figure in the Protestant Reformation, who played a significant role in the development of Calvinism.
In the Islamic world, the name Yohan was also present, often spelled as Yahya or Yaḥyā. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Yahya ibn Adi (893-974 CE), a renowned Arab Christian philosopher and theologian who made significant contributions to the field of logic and metaphysics.
Throughout history, there have been many other notable individuals who bore the name Yohan, including Yohan Kepler (1571-1630), a German astronomer and mathematician who formulated the laws of planetary motion, and Yohan Sebastien Bach (1685-1750), the renowned German composer and musician who left an indelible mark on the world of classical music.
People
Yohan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yohan 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
Yohan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yohan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,691 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yohan 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 202,693 US residents.
Is Yohan a common name?
We classify Yohan as "Rare". It ranks above 93% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,707 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yohan most popular?
The single biggest year for Yohan was 2024, when 180 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yohan is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yohan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,186 people with the name Yohan, or 0.72 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,080 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yohan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yohan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yohan leans strongly male. 2,145 people counted with this name were male (98.1%), compared with 41 female bearers (1.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yohan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yohan is Hispanic at 44.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (34.0%) and Black (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yohan most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yohan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.4% (970 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Yohan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yohan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yohan 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 Yohan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yohan 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 Yohan 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.
How many Americans are named Yohan?
See how many people share the name Yohan on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.