João is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 133 boys in the United States.
João belongs to the Biblical & Christian and Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, João first appears in Social Security records in 1918. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1405 in 2024, and in 2024 133 babies received the name — 2,230 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of João is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Hebrew and Biblical origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
João is a boy name. In 2024, 133 babies received the name in the US.
João comes from the Biblical & Christian and Portuguese tradition.
João first appears in US records in 1918. Its best-ever ranking was #1405 in 2024, and 133 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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