Baby Name Profile
John
#42 all-timeHebrew originMostly a boy's name (100%)biblical
What does John mean?
“God is gracious”
John is a name of Hebrew origin.
John year by year
2026*
#14
2025
#47
2024
#30
2023
#69
2022
#42
2021
#31
2020
#51
2019
#45
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of John
EvanGianGianniGiovanniHansIvanJohanJohannJohannesJohnnyJonJuanSean
Famous people named John
- John F. Kennedy35th president of the united states
- John Lennonsinger, songwriter, the beatles
- John Miltonepic poet, paradise lost
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