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Juha

“God has been gracious”

masculineLatin script

[ˈjuɦɑ̝] · Finnish

Origin: Not established
1 language contexts: Finnish
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Juha

Juha is a masculine given name documented in Finnish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of John, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “God has been gracious”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “God has been gracious”

A short form of Juhani and Juhana (“John”). Popularized in part by the novel Juha (1911) by Juhani Aho.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: John (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Juha is used

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countries in our sources

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1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Finland

Statistics + language records

Finland, 2026: 42,928 male (rank 1). Documented as a given name in Finnish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Juha

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 42,928; people; Rank #1
Peak year: 2026; 42,928 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Juha in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	42,928	1	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Juha” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Juha Sipilä
born 1961
44th Prime Minister of Finland
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Kankkunen
born 1959
Finnish former rally driver
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Tiainen
1955–2003
athletics competitor (1955–2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Mieto
born 1949
Finnish cross country skier and politician
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Pirinen
born 1991
footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Juha with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1265453CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: John (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Juha

Juha is a masculine given name documented in Finnish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of John, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “God has been gracious”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “God has been gracious”

A short form of Juhani and Juhana (“John”). Popularized in part by the novel Juha (1911) by Juhani Aho.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: John (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Juha is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Juha’s connections around the world.

1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Finland

Statistics + language records

Finland, 2026: 42,928 male (rank 1). Documented as a given name in Finnish.

Explore Finland

1 of 1 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Juha

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 42,928; people; Rank #1
Peak year: 2026; 42,928 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Juha in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	42,928	1	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Juha Sipilä
born 1961
44th Prime Minister of Finland
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Kankkunen
born 1959
Finnish former rally driver
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Tiainen
1955–2003
athletics competitor (1955–2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Mieto
born 1949
Finnish cross country skier and politician
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Juha Pirinen
born 1991
footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1265453CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: JuhaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: John (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Juha

About Juha

Meaning in the sources

Where Juha is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Juha Sipilä

Juha Kankkunen

Juha Tiainen

Juha Mieto

Juha Pirinen

Juha-Matti

Juha-Pekka

Juhani

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Juha

About Juha

Meaning in the sources

Where Juha is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Juha Sipilä

Juha Kankkunen

Juha Tiainen

Juha Mieto

Juha Pirinen

Juha-Matti

Juha-Pekka

Juhani

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Juha

Meaning in the sources

Where Juha is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Juha Sipilä

Juha Kankkunen

Juha Tiainen

Juha Mieto

Juha Pirinen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Juha-Matti

Juha-Pekka

Juhani

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Juha

Meaning in the sources

Where Juha is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Juha Sipilä

Juha Kankkunen

Juha Tiainen

Juha Mieto

Juha Pirinen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Juha-Matti

Juha-Pekka

Juhani

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page