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
Along the way
  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, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2008
    Peak, #451
    616 babies named Johan — more than any year before or since.
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.