boy name

John

Unverified database meaning: God is gracious. This record is being reviewed.

Recorded meaning

God is gracious

Unverified database record being reviewed.

Recorded origin

Hebrew

Unverified database record being reviewed.

Popularity

#23

United States, 2025 births

8,027 births recorded in the SSA dataset

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