# Johannes (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/johannes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dʒəʊˈhænɪs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Joh |
| US babies named this | 2,314 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,314 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 336, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 3,080 |
| 2012 | 38 | 3,029 |
| 2013 | 47 | 2,577 |
| 2014 | 44 | 2,732 |
| 2015 | 54 | 2,398 |
| 2016 | 53 | 2,422 |
| 2017 | 53 | 2,434 |
| 2018 | 51 | 2,526 |
| 2019 | 62 | 2,244 |
| 2020 | 59 | 2,307 |
| 2021 | 36 | 3,269 |
| 2022 | 47 | 2,774 |
| 2023 | 52 | 2,559 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,073 |
| 2025 | 54 | 2,499 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 19 | 1,313 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1,819 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1,327 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1,546 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,781 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,325 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Johannes

- Johannes Kepler, German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)
- Johannes Gutenberg, German inventor and craftsman (1400-1468)
- Johannes Brahms, German composer (1833–1897)
- Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (1632–1675)
- Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist (1837–1923)
- Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author (1873-1950)
- Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen, German nuclear physicist (1907–1973)
- Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician
- Johannes Heesters, Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)
- Johannes Ockeghem, Franco-Flemish composer
- Johannes Zukertort, German chess master (1842-1888)
- Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (1883–1948)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.