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Juan

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
From The Name John

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Juan

Pronunciation

juan

Famous People

Literary hero Don Juan, Spanish King Juan Carlos, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon

More about the name

Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according the region.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #55, 8,226 births); most recent 2025 (rank #159, 2,318 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #1586, 70 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,318–
20242,6016
20232,539–
20222,6765
20212,359–
20202,5236
20192,70311
20182,843–
20172,996–
20163,348–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #653, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202525
202416
202316
202232
202119
202022
201920
201824
201718
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #107, 470 births); most recent 2023 (rank #617, 69 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202369
202284
202194
202084
201978
201881
201790
201698
201595
201487

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #559, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20245
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #271, 4 births); most recent 2007 (rank #595, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #482, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20217
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20165
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence