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Karl-Johan

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “Yahweh is gracious”

Language contexts for this entry: Swedish, Danish, Finnish

masculineLatin script

No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Swedish Danish Finnish
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Karl-Johan

Karl-Johan is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish and Finnish. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Johan (“Yahweh is gracious”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “Yahweh is gracious”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (5)

Wikidata Q133847452CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Johan (cited meaning “Yahweh is gracious”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Karl-Johan is used

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

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Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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Finland

2026 Spelling: Karl-Johan

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 159; people; Rank #840
Peak year: 2026; 159 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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Karl-Johan in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	159	840	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Karl-Johan” 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.

Karl-Johan Johnsson
born 1990
Swedish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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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 forms5

Wikidata Q133847452CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Johan (cited meaning “Yahweh is gracious”)see the cited name page · 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 Karl-Johan

Karl-Johan is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish and Finnish. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Johan (“Yahweh is gracious”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “Yahweh is gracious”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (5)

Wikidata Q133847452CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Johan (cited meaning “Yahweh is gracious”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Karl-Johan 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 Karl-Johan’s connections around the world.

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

Selected country

Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

Explore Sweden

3 of 3 countries

Popularity over time

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

Finland

2026 Spelling: Karl-Johan

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 159; people; Rank #840
Peak year: 2026; 159 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

Karl-Johan in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	159	840	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

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 forms5

Wikidata Q133847452CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-JohanCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Johan (cited meaning “Yahweh is gracious”)see the cited name page · 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.

Karl-Johan

About Karl-Johan

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Johan is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Karl-Johan Johnsson

Carl-Johan

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Karl-Johan

About Karl-Johan

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Johan is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Karl-Johan Johnsson

Carl-Johan

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Karl-Johan

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Johan is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Karl-Johan Johnsson

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Carl-Johan

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Karl-Johan

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Johan is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Karl-Johan Johnsson

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Carl-Johan

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page