The baby name Yohana is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yo-HAH-na.
The baby name Yohana is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yo-HAH-na.
Yohana is Amharic, Hebrew in Origin.
Yohana is a feminine form in the John/Johanna family, ultimately rooted in Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥānān, the earliest attested form behind the tradition. The name combines the shortened theophoric element Yô-, referring to Yahweh, with the verb ḥānan, to show favor or be gracious. Its literal sense is Yahweh has been gracious, often rendered God is gracious.
Christian transmission carried the masculine John through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Iohannes, while feminine forms such as Iōanna, Johanna, and Joanna developed beside it. Yohana appears in Amharic and other East African Christian contexts, and also among Spanish-speaking families as a streamlined spelling of Johanna. In the United States it remains uncommon, with recent records showing mostly female use and a small peak in the 2010s.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #35 | 4 | 884 |
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #73 | 26 | 3,319 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #126 | 723 | 7,500 |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #147 | 531 | 9,861 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #151 | 263 | 7,678 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #169 | 5,233 | 16,140 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| UY | 0 | #178 | 5 | 2,477 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #189 | 5 | 2,915 | |
| GT | 0 | #192 | 125 | 5,948 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #231 | 707 | 8,289 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #241 | 1,499 | 14,098 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #254 | 5 | 3,650 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #262 | 15 | 8,139 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #278 | 8 | 2,795 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #281 | 288 | 6,731 |
| PE | 0 | #297 | 14 | 6,350 | |
| CO | 0 | #301 | 202 | 7,768 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #319 | 128 | 10,523 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| BR | 0 | #333 | 13 | 5,969 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CL | 0 | #343 | 70 | 6,867 | |
| BO | 0 | #348 | 34 | 6,868 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #387 | 245 | 9,488 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| MX | 0 | #388 | 26 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #417 | 116 | 11,342 |
| Spain | 0 | #440 | 13 | 2,326 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #445 | 745 | 14,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 8 | 7,628 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #487 | 37 | 10,981 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #491 | 9 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #498 | 8 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #520 | 6 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #531 | 23 | 20,968 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #532 | 17 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #560 | 27 | 18,916 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #587 | 21 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #588 | 30 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #598 | 18 | 16,104 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #612 | 409 | 5,561 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #644 | 716 | 17,781 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #656 | 10 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #656 | 12 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #714 | 174 | 15,035 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #740 | 205 | 12,708 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #840 | 112 | 16,906 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #859 | 58 | 8,487 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #864 | 131 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #869 | 52 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #902 | 54 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #904 | 32 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #921 | 39 | 14,742 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #969 | 14 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,365 | 82 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Yohana is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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