Johannes
Meaning
“Latinized form of John, Hebrew for God is gracious; famously borne by Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Johannes peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
529 people · the #12,846 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 36
Among people named Johannes living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1980s as in the 1990s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Johannes
Most people given the name Johannes in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Johannes deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Johannes truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Johannes fits with your family’s names and surname.
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