Meaning of the nameJohn
John is the English form of João, used in Brazil without adaptation; it comes from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'.
- People (2022)
- 26,327
- Rank in Brazil
- #895
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,753
- people
John in the 2022 Census
People with the first name John, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (9,412 people).
120 women 26,207 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name John is most common
States with the highest share of people named John in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,218 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,466 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 1,793 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,759 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,540 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,482 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,421 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,370 | 0.018% |
| Pará | 1,262 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 1,192 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 936 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 931 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 905 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 777 | 0.020% |
| Espírito Santo | 561 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 538 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 530 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 483 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 421 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 369 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 351 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 277 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 171 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 165 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 151 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 140 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 118 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name John
Wiktionary records John in Portuguese as an unadapted borrowing from English, a variant of João, and describes Jhon as an altered spelling of John, popular in Brazil. Behind the Name gives John as the English form of Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yoḥanan, which combines yo, a reference to the Hebrew God, with ḥanan, 'to be gracious'; in the New Testament, it is the name of John the Baptist and of the apostle John. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,327 people named John, with a median age of 26. The same site lists Jon among the English variants of John and Jhon as a Latin American Spanish form.
It is the original English spelling, without adaptation to Portuguese.
Other spellings of John
Sources
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jhon · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jhon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Jon · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name John
What does the name John mean?
John means “Yahweh is gracious”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named John in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,327 people with the first name John, which ranks it number 895 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is John a boy's or a girl's name?
John is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 120 women and 26,207 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name John?
John is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is John most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.024% of the state's population is named John (530 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of John?
Jhon and Jon. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Names that also mean grace
See all- João♂God is gracious3,430,608 people
- Jean♂Yahweh is gracious171,850 people
- Ruan♂'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)160,379 people
- Ivan♂Slavic form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'120,452 people
- Geovane♂Form of Giovanni, 'Yahweh is gracious'67,942 people
- Juan♂Yahweh is gracious67,908 people
- Ian♂Form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'56,390 people
- Giovani♂Form of Giovanni, the Italian John, 'Yahweh is gracious'30,487 people
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