Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
6 famous people named Yochanan found on Wikipedia.
218 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10658-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
4547-th in year 1984
Used in: Biblical, Hebrew
Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. It became a very popular Christian given name in reference to either John the Apostle or John the Baptist.
God is gracious.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yochanan Sofer | 1923 | Hungarian-born Israeli rabbi |
| 2 | Yochanan Vollach | 1945 | Israeli footballer |
| 3 | Yochanan Afek | 1952 | Israeli chess player, composer, trainer and arbiter |
| 4 | Yochanan Zweig | American rabbi | |
| 5 | Yochanan Muffs | 1932 | American theologian |
| 6 | Yochanan Shochet | Israeli rabbi |