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John
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What John means
- Hebrew and Biblical Yahweh is gracious; John the Baptist and the apostle New Testament, Quran and Christian saint: John the Baptist (Yahya in the Quran) and John the Apostle
- Hebrew and Biblical God is gracious New Testament and Christian saint: John the Baptist and John the Apostle
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 7 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 25 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 25 in the US (2024)
- no. 67 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 78 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 90 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 95 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 97 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 129 in Norway (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Yochanan, Yahya, Johannes, Juan, Ivan, Yohanan, Giovanni
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel Theo Jack Mateo Daniel Samuel Theodore Elias Elijah Michael Raphael Martin
John in stories
- Red Dead Redemption: John Marston, the former outlaw forced to hunt his old gang
- Halo: John-117, the Master Chief
- Peter Pan: John Darling, Wendy's top-hatted brother
- Sherlock Holmes: Dr John Watson, Holmes's loyal companion
- Yellowstone: John Dutton, the ranch patriarch
- Die Hard: John McClane, the New York cop