Johannes is the Latin and German form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, which means "God is gracious" or "Yahweh has been gracious". It is the name of Johannes Gutenberg, the printer, Johannes Kepler, the astronomer, and the composer Johannes Brahms, and it remains a classic in Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. In the United States Johannes stood at number 3368 in 2000, peaked at number 2166 in 2003 and ranks number 2499 among boys' names in 2025.