Johan

Where Johan comes from

An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John.
— Wiktionary's entry for Johan
  • Hebrew
Johan through the years
  1. 1804
    Johan Ludvig Runeberg born
    Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet
  2. 1872
    Johan Huizinga born
    Dutch cultural historian
  3. 1910
    First appearance
    #1,589 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1946
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2008
    Peak, #451
    616 babies named Johan, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Johan Ludvig Runeberg · Finland’s national poet, author of Finland’s national anthem, Swedish-speaking writer and poet, 1804–1877
  • 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
  • Johan Djourou · Swiss association football player, born 1987

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.