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  JOHN

The meaning of the unisex name John is JEHOVAH HAS BEEN GRACIOUS: HAS SHOWN FAVOR. IN THE BIBLE JOHN THE BAPTIST BAPTIZED CHRIST IN THE JORDAN RIVER. VARIANTS HAVE BEEN CREATED IN ALMOST EVERY LANGUAGE..

Details on JOHN:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Jehovah has been gracious: has shown favor. in the bible john the baptist baptized christ in the jordan river. variants have been created in almost every language
Popularity for Boy: 39th in the USA (top 1%)
Popularity for Girl: 18,292nd in the USA (bottom 10%)
Origin(s) for JOHN:  American , Hebrew , Shakespearean , Biblical
Themes(s) and list(s) JOHN is on:  BiblicalSocial SecuritySsaUnisexAmericanHebrewShakespeareanBiblical
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for John as a BOY was in 2017 with 9434 births
The latest number of USA births for John as a GIRL was in 2017 with 10 births

The meaning(s) of JOHN:

The name John is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name John is: The grace or mercy of the Lord.
Biblical meaning
The name John is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name John is: The grace or mercy of the Lord.
American meaning
The name John is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name John is: Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor. In the bible John the Baptist baptized Christ in the Jordan river. Variants have been created in almost every language.
Hebrew meaning
The name John is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name John is: Henry IV' Prince. 'Henry VI' John Talbot. 'King Henry VI, III' John Mortimer, Montgomery, & Somerville. 'King John'. 'Merry Wives of Windsor' John Falstaff. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don John. 'Richard II' John of Gaunt. 'Romeo And Juliet' Friar.
Shakespearean meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for JOHN:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name JOHN

 JOHN as a boy

YearBoy Births
20179434 births
20169995 births
201510373 births
201410687 births
201310704 births
201210615 births
201111042 births
201011555 births
200912114 births
200813314 births
200714430 births
200615161 births
200515765 births
200416447 births
200317225 births
200217446 births

 JOHN as a girl

YearGirl Births
201710 births
201612 births
201511 births
201414 births
201316 births
201211 births
201121 births
201010 births
200911 births
200821 births
200722 births
200635 births
200537 births
200471 births
200330 births
200221 births

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