The first name Yohan
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 boys were named Yohan, making it the 1,705th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 24 births (#1,175).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yohan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yohan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 158 boys born in the United States were named Yohan, the 1,259th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 180 were.
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.
Yohan in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Yohan
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Yohan CabayeFrench footballer (born 1986)
- Yohann DinizFrench racewalker, born 1978
- Yohan MolloFrench association football player, born 1989
- Yohan Goutt GoncalvesEast Timorese alpine skier (born 1994)
- Yohan BoliFrench association football player, born 1993
- Yohan TavaresFrench and Portuguese footballer, born 1988
- Yohan CroizetFrench footballer, born 1992
- Yohan DemoncyFrench association football player, born 1996
- Yohan RocheFrench association football player, born 1997
- Yohan DemontFrench footballer, born 1978
- Yohan RosselFrench rally driver, born 1995
Questions
- How popular is the name Yohan?
- In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Yohan, ranking 1,705th. Its peak was 2023, with 24 births.
- Is Yohan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,865 US babies named Yohan since 1880 were boys.
- When was Yohan most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 180 babies were named Yohan, its highest rank at 1,164th.