Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady
YokhananIn Hebrew: יוחנן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יוֹחָנָןRomanization: yokhanán
Yokhanan (Hebrew: יוחנן) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 2,760 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 36 boys and ranked #348. Its peak year was 2020, with 67 babies.
- People in Israel
- 2,760
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 36
- rank #348
- Peak year
- 2020
- 67 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yokhanan
In Hebrew letters the name is יוחנן, read right to left. Yokhanan is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "yokhanán" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
From יְהוֹ־ (yəhō-) + חַנּוּן (ḥannūn), literally “God is gracious”.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yokhanan by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Yokhanan
How do you write Yokhanan in Hebrew?
Yokhanan is written יוחנן in Hebrew (with vowel points: יוֹחָנָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "yokhanán".
How many people in Israel are named Yokhanan?
2,760 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יוחנן: 0 women and 2,760 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yokhanan a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יוחנן are men.
What does the name Yokhanan mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, equivalent to English John" Etymology: From יְהוֹ־ (yəhō-) + חַנּוּן (ḥannūn), literally “God is gracious”.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.