Johanna

What does the name Johanna mean?

Johanna is the German and Scandinavian feminine form of Johannes, the Latin version of John, so it means "God is gracious" or "Yahweh is merciful". It is the full form behind Joanna, Joan and Jane and belongs to the same family as Giovanna and Juana. Johanna has stayed in the US top 1000 since 2000, peaked at number 378 in 2006 and ranks number 871 among girls in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Hebrew / German

Name day

May 30

Popularity

Rather rare – #871 of the girl names in the United States

International

Johanna (German / Swedish / Dutch / Finnish), Joanna (English / Polish), Giovanna (Italian), Juana (Spanish), Jeanne (French), Joana (Portuguese).

Similar names

• Joanna
• Joanne
• Joan
• Hanna
• Jo

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