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Johan

Boy's name · #572 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Johan reached its best rank, #451, in 2008 and ranked #572 in 2025. About 15,000 boys have carried it since 1910.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#39 in Norway (2025) · #57 in Ecuador (2025) · #86 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #273 in Mexico (2024) · #385 in France (2025) · #437 in Sweden (2025) · #441 in Netherlands (2025) · #481 in Austria (2025) · #744 in Ireland (2025) · #843 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,018 in England & Wales (2025) · #764 in Canada (2024).

Famous Johans

• Johan Cruyff — Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg — Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet (1804–77)
• Johan Huizinga — Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945)
• Johan Neeskens — Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)
• Johan Gadolin — Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist (1760–1852)

In stories & tradition

• Johan Liebert^it — Monster (manga)
• Johan Falk^sv — Johan Falk (film series)
• Johan Anderson^it — Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)

What Johans become

Among 6,264 notable people named Johan:

Military figures appear 3.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johan Laidoner, Russian politician (1884–1953).

Similar names: Johann · Gianni · Joziah · Jayceon · Yohan · Jonas

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