Yochanan comes from the Biblical / Hebrew tradition, meaning God is gracious.
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How popular is Yochanan?
2014peak year
Yochanan has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8420), with about 10 babies named Yochanan each year. In 2014, 16 babies received the name (ranked #5720). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 282.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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