Johann is the classic German form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious". Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe make it one of the most distinguished names in German culture, and it still feels scholarly and musical in English. In the United States Johann ranked number 1621 in 2000, peaked at number 912 in 2010, its only year in the top 1000, and stands at number 1856 in 2025.