Johannes
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John. From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 1160s. Cognate with English John.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Johannes (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Johannes has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 278 |
| 1999 | 244 |
| 2000 | 268 |
| 2001 | 259 |
| 2002 | 238 |
| 2003 | 245 |
| 2004 | 214 |
| 2005 | 240 |
| 2006 | 163 |
| 2007 | 157 |
| 2008 | 125 |
| 2009 | 123 |
| 2010 | 137 |
| 2011 | 121 |
| 2012 | 116 |
| 2013 | 110 |
| 2014 | 82 |
| 2015 | 86 |
| 2016 | 85 |
| 2017 | 72 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 61 |
| 2020 | 63 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2022 | 41 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,077 |
| 2000 | 7,368 |
| 2001 | 7,628 |
| 2002 | 7,888 |
| 2003 | 8,177 |
| 2004 | 8,406 |
| 2005 | 8,629 |
| 2006 | 8,804 |
| 2007 | 8,963 |
| 2008 | 9,110 |
| 2009 | 9,226 |
| 2010 | 9,351 |
| 2011 | 9,452 |
| 2012 | 9,557 |
| 2013 | 9,655 |
| 2014 | 9,737 |
| 2015 | 9,825 |
| 2016 | 9,907 |
| 2017 | 9,971 |
| 2018 | 10,004 |
| 2019 | 10,050 |
| 2020 | 10,106 |
Johannes in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Johannes.Hi! My name is Johannes.
- Johannes bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Johannes lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Johannes i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Johannes this afternoon.
- Johannes mamma är lärare.Johannes's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Johannes mamma is Johannes's mum. Because Johannes already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Johannes
How do you pronounce Johannes in Swedish?
In IPA, Johannes is [jʊ.ˈhán.nɛs]. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Johannes mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John. From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 1160s. Cognate with English John.
How popular is Johannes in Sweden?
41 babies were named Johannes in 2022. In 2020, 10,106 people in Sweden had Johannes as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.