The first name Hovhannes
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hovhannes at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 boys born in the United States were named Hovhannes, the 11,172nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 10 were.
79
babies named Hovhannes since 1880
#11,172
rank in 2025
2024
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hovhannes
17 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hovhannes TumanyanArmenian writer and public activist (1869–1923)
- Hovhannes ShirazArmenian poet (1915–1984)
- Hovhannes KatchaznouniArmenian politician (1867-1938)
- Hovhannes BachkovArmenian boxer, born 1992
- Hovhannes DavtyanArmenian judoka, born 1983
- Hovhannes HovhannisianArmenian poet, 1864–1929
- Hovhannes DanielyanArmenian boxer, born 1987
- Hovhannes ZardaryanArmenian painter (1918-1992)
- Hovhannes DraskhanakerttsiCatholicos of Armenia, 845–925
- Hovhannes GoharyanFootballer, born 1988
- Hovhannes AbelianArmenian actor (1865–1936)
- Hovhannes HakhverdyanArmenian politician (1873-1931)
Questions
- When was Hovhannes most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Hovhannes, its highest rank at 7,971st.