boy's name
Yochanan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 293
Yochanan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Yochanan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 59 |
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 92 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How popular is Yochanan?
In 2025, Yochanan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yochanan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yochanan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yochanan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yochanan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yochanan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yochanan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yochanan
How popular is the name Yochanan?
In 2025, Yochanan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yochanan a girl's or a boy's name?
Yochanan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yochanan most popular?
Yochanan peaked in 2014, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yochanan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yochanan currently ranks #9,629 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.