Yohannes comes from the Hebrew / Ethiopian tradition, meaning God is gracious, God's gift.
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How popular is Yohannes?
2019peak year
Yohannes first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1986. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 25 babies received the name (ranked #4224). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4901), with roughly 21 babies named Yohannes each year. Yohannes's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 419 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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