Johann

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

Boy's name · #1856 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Johann reached #912 in 2010 and has eased to #1856 since. About 4,900 boys have carried it since 1912. Johann is the less common spelling of Johan — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Johan itself ranked #572 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 23,654 notable people named Johann:

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

Similar names: Johan · Rylen · Joab · Camdyn · Roan · Joziah

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