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Johann

“God is gracious; God is merciful” — Hebrew via Greek, Latin, and German origin

Boy's name · #1852 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Johann has appeared in US records since 1912 — best rank #910 (2010) · 4,869 babies named Johann all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #73 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Johanns

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
• Johann Sebastian Bach — German composer (1685–1750)
• Johann Gottlieb Fichte — German philosopher (1762–1814)
• Johann Gottfried Herder — German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)
• Johann Strauss II — Austrian composer (1825-1899)

In stories & tradition

• Johann (Red Skull) — Captain America · The Marvel Super Heroes
• Johann Gambolputty — Johann Gambolputty · Monty Python's Flying Circus
• Johann Kraus — Hellboy · Hellboy II: The Golden Army

What Johanns become

Among 23,613 notable people named Johann:

Lawyers & judges appear 4.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johann Bayer, German lawyer and uranographer.

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