Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 Joao
/ZHWOW/
Meaning
“God is gracious”
Portuguese form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'; the most common masculine name in Portugal and Brazil for most of the 20th century.
Nicknames
joãozinho
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Permanent fixture in Portuguese-speaking cultures - the most classic of all Portuguese masculine names.
The cultural moment.
Top 1-3 in Brazil and Portugal for most of the 20th century; slowly declining as other names rise.