Fun Facts About the Name Juan
- An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 365,568 boys named Juan from 1880 through 2025.
- An established favorite: Juan held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 45 consecutive years, from 1970 through 2014.
- More than 368 thousand babies named Juan: U.S. records list 368,328 babies given the name Juan from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,760 girls received the name Juan - about 1 girl for every 132 boys.
What Does the Name Juan Mean?
Juan is the Spanish form of John, and its meaning comes from that name's Hebrew root. English "God is gracious" is the customary rendering of Hebrew Yôḥānān (יוֹחָנָן), a compound name: a shortened form of the divine name YHWH joined to the verb root ḥ-n-n, meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor." The more literal sense is closer to "YHWH has been gracious." The name reached Spanish through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Ioannes, not directly from Hebrew.
Juan Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yôḥānān appears in the Hebrew Bible, borne by several minor figures, including a military commander in the book of Jeremiah and priests listed in Chronicles and Ezra. The name spread through the Greek-speaking and then Latin-speaking Christian world largely because of John the Baptist and John the Apostle, whose names were rendered in Greek as Iōannēs and in Latin as Ioannes.
On the Iberian Peninsula, Latin Ioannes passed through intermediate forms such as Old Spanish Iohan and Johan before settling into Juan. The loss of the final syllable and the shift of the initial sound are part of the ordinary development of Latin into Spanish. Neighboring languages developed their own forms from the same Latin source, among them Portuguese João, Catalan Joan, and Galician Xoán. Medieval and early modern Spanish writers and religious figures bore the name, such as Juan Ruiz, the 14th-century Archpriest of Hita, and the 16th-century mystic Juan de la Cruz (John of the Cross).
Juan is common throughout Spain and Latin America, and it has also been used by English speakers, particularly in regions with Hispanic populations. The name's association with the womanizing Don Juan of Spanish drama and later European literature is a literary tradition that developed long after Juan was already an ordinary given name.
How Popular is the Name Juan?
Juan remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014. Its highest annual birth count was in 2005, and people born that year turn 21 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #14,233 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,394 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #14,205 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,387 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #13,669 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,453 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,491 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #15,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #15,717 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,506 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #8,321 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,235 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,659 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,023 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #4,045 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #5,913 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,692 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #5,933 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,693 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1999 | #3,399 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #4,862 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #4,913 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #3,464 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #3,386 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #2,721 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #2,468 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1992 | #2,361 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1991 | #2,430 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #2,160 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1989 | #2,727 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1988 | #2,345 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1987 | #2,455 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1986 | #2,181 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1985 | #1,771 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1984 | #2,162 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1983 | #1,591 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 1982 | #1,932 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1981 | #2,067 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1980 | #1,664 | 69 | 0.0042% |
| 1979 | #1,651 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 1978 | #2,099 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1977 | #1,627 | 65 | 0.0042% |
| 1976 | #1,609 | 62 | 0.0042% |
| 1975 | #1,536 | 66 | 0.0045% |
| 1974 | #1,926 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1973 | #1,742 | 51 | 0.0035% |
| 1972 | #1,683 | 53 | 0.0035% |
| 1971 | #2,562 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #2,976 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #2,613 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1968 | #2,220 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1967 | #2,398 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1966 | #2,801 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #2,499 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1964 | #2,325 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #2,228 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1962 | #2,435 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #2,218 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1960 | #2,123 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #2,078 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #2,088 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #2,601 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #2,291 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1955 | #3,152 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,100 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1953 | #2,205 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #2,168 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1951 | #1,822 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1950 | #2,023 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #1,982 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1948 | #2,888 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #1,739 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1946 | #2,192 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #2,104 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1944 | #2,458 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #2,109 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1942 | #2,260 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #1,843 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1940 | #2,001 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1939 | #2,252 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #2,170 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,659 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1936 | #2,445 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,050 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #3,309 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #2,004 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1932 | #1,582 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1931 | #1,830 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #1,780 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1929 | #1,789 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1928 | #1,809 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1927 | #2,778 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #2,410 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #2,152 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,258 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1923 | #4,167 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,263 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #5,509 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1920 | #3,463 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #4,042 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #4,345 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #4,147 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #4,603 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #159 | 2,318 | 0.1357% |
| 2024 | #137 | 2,601 | 0.1516% |
| 2023 | #140 | 2,539 | 0.1486% |
| 2022 | #141 | 2,676 | 0.1534% |
| 2021 | #164 | 2,359 | 0.1349% |
| 2020 | #145 | 2,523 | 0.1463% |
| 2019 | #138 | 2,703 | 0.1507% |
| 2018 | #139 | 2,843 | 0.1566% |
| 2017 | #137 | 2,996 | 0.1619% |
| 2016 | #122 | 3,348 | 0.1765% |
| 2015 | #114 | 3,525 | 0.1840% |
| 2014 | #100 | 3,903 | 0.2032% |
| 2013 | #100 | 3,891 | 0.2057% |
| 2012 | #92 | 4,284 | 0.2259% |
| 2011 | #89 | 4,682 | 0.2466% |
| 2010 | #76 | 5,245 | 0.2734% |
| 2009 | #67 | 6,283 | 0.3168% |
| 2008 | #66 | 7,033 | 0.3448% |
| 2007 | #63 | 7,420 | 0.3575% |
| 2006 | #61 | 7,940 | 0.3864% |
| 2005 | #55 | 8,230 | 0.4121% |
| 2004 | #54 | 8,131 | 0.4097% |
| 2003 | #55 | 7,831 | 0.3965% |
| 2002 | #54 | 7,819 | 0.4027% |
| 2001 | #53 | 7,447 | 0.3833% |
| 2000 | #48 | 7,711 | 0.3926% |
| 1999 | #46 | 7,800 | 0.4062% |
| 1998 | #52 | 7,361 | 0.3851% |
| 1997 | #54 | 7,113 | 0.3773% |
| 1996 | #52 | 7,010 | 0.3701% |
| 1995 | #50 | 6,982 | 0.3668% |
| 1994 | #51 | 7,207 | 0.3730% |
| 1993 | #55 | 6,899 | 0.3518% |
| 1992 | #56 | 6,955 | 0.3482% |
| 1991 | #60 | 6,843 | 0.3387% |
| 1990 | #61 | 6,743 | 0.3283% |
| 1989 | #63 | 5,780 | 0.2889% |
| 1988 | #68 | 5,172 | 0.2702% |
| 1987 | #66 | 4,976 | 0.2665% |
| 1986 | #65 | 5,076 | 0.2756% |
| 1985 | #65 | 4,852 | 0.2625% |
| 1984 | #64 | 4,644 | 0.2573% |
| 1983 | #62 | 4,894 | 0.2730% |
| 1982 | #61 | 5,122 | 0.2823% |
| 1981 | #60 | 5,500 | 0.3070% |
| 1980 | #59 | 5,433 | 0.3045% |
| 1979 | #61 | 4,943 | 0.2871% |
| 1978 | #62 | 4,837 | 0.2946% |
| 1977 | #63 | 4,563 | 0.2777% |
| 1976 | #58 | 5,053 | 0.3220% |
| 1975 | #60 | 4,695 | 0.3007% |
| 1974 | #64 | 4,428 | 0.2816% |
| 1973 | #67 | 4,087 | 0.2622% |
| 1972 | #73 | 3,674 | 0.2265% |
| 1971 | #81 | 3,646 | 0.2062% |
| 1970 | #95 | 3,474 | 0.1869% |
| 1969 | #104 | 3,024 | 0.1691% |
| 1968 | #112 | 2,624 | 0.1510% |
| 1967 | #121 | 2,475 | 0.1419% |
| 1966 | #129 | 2,385 | 0.1337% |
| 1965 | #140 | 2,199 | 0.1182% |
| 1964 | #148 | 2,227 | 0.1118% |
| 1963 | #147 | 2,251 | 0.1108% |
| 1962 | #154 | 2,147 | 0.1038% |
| 1961 | #160 | 2,051 | 0.0966% |
| 1960 | #160 | 2,076 | 0.0974% |
| 1959 | #164 | 1,920 | 0.0899% |
| 1958 | #162 | 1,938 | 0.0913% |
| 1957 | #165 | 1,901 | 0.0881% |
| 1956 | #169 | 1,756 | 0.0830% |
| 1955 | #161 | 1,771 | 0.0860% |
| 1954 | #153 | 1,869 | 0.0917% |
| 1953 | #149 | 1,894 | 0.0960% |
| 1952 | #150 | 1,856 | 0.0955% |
| 1951 | #144 | 1,838 | 0.0976% |
| 1950 | #133 | 2,025 | 0.1131% |
| 1949 | #145 | 1,834 | 0.1034% |
| 1948 | #164 | 1,475 | 0.0841% |
| 1947 | #172 | 1,314 | 0.0718% |
| 1946 | #172 | 1,128 | 0.0695% |
| 1945 | #166 | 1,012 | 0.0752% |
| 1944 | #179 | 902 | 0.0662% |
| 1943 | #193 | 835 | 0.0585% |
| 1942 | #209 | 718 | 0.0520% |
| 1941 | #206 | 661 | 0.0538% |
| 1940 | #196 | 677 | 0.0584% |
| 1939 | #199 | 625 | 0.0565% |
| 1938 | #201 | 639 | 0.0576% |
| 1937 | #209 | 573 | 0.0537% |
| 1936 | #207 | 579 | 0.0558% |
| 1935 | #200 | 628 | 0.0603% |
| 1934 | #196 | 636 | 0.0616% |
| 1933 | #191 | 629 | 0.0634% |
| 1932 | #195 | 654 | 0.0626% |
| 1931 | #180 | 744 | 0.0716% |
| 1930 | #164 | 907 | 0.0827% |
| 1929 | #164 | 875 | 0.0813% |
| 1928 | #170 | 858 | 0.0775% |
| 1927 | #192 | 759 | 0.0674% |
| 1926 | #210 | 648 | 0.0584% |
| 1925 | #194 | 718 | 0.0643% |
| 1924 | #190 | 740 | 0.0653% |
| 1923 | #205 | 645 | 0.0588% |
| 1922 | #212 | 620 | 0.0570% |
| 1921 | #234 | 571 | 0.0518% |
| 1920 | #213 | 605 | 0.0568% |
| 1919 | #230 | 524 | 0.0535% |
| 1918 | #253 | 436 | 0.0430% |
| 1917 | #251 | 407 | 0.0440% |
| 1916 | #277 | 338 | 0.0380% |
| 1915 | #260 | 348 | 0.0410% |
| 1914 | #247 | 299 | 0.0457% |
| 1913 | #241 | 243 | 0.0474% |
| 1912 | #240 | 217 | 0.0505% |
| 1911 | #202 | 151 | 0.0668% |
| 1910 | #183 | 150 | 0.0772% |
| 1909 | #183 | 123 | 0.0750% |
| 1908 | #201 | 101 | 0.0654% |
| 1907 | #179 | 121 | 0.0824% |
| 1906 | #201 | 88 | 0.0661% |
| 1905 | #192 | 93 | 0.0703% |
| 1904 | #203 | 81 | 0.0632% |
| 1903 | #207 | 75 | 0.0629% |
| 1902 | #218 | 68 | 0.0554% |
| 1901 | #188 | 78 | 0.0733% |
| 1900 | #215 | 84 | 0.0558% |
| 1899 | #217 | 60 | 0.0565% |
| 1898 | #240 | 53 | 0.0432% |
| 1897 | #239 | 53 | 0.0470% |
| 1896 | #225 | 63 | 0.0527% |
| 1895 | #225 | 61 | 0.0520% |
| 1894 | #246 | 50 | 0.0432% |
| 1893 | #244 | 51 | 0.0454% |
| 1892 | #239 | 55 | 0.0451% |
| 1891 | #247 | 42 | 0.0415% |
| 1890 | #236 | 50 | 0.0450% |
| 1889 | #210 | 61 | 0.0552% |
| 1888 | #235 | 56 | 0.0463% |
| 1887 | #203 | 57 | 0.0562% |
| 1886 | #196 | 69 | 0.0623% |
| 1885 | #222 | 54 | 0.0501% |
| 1884 | #222 | 56 | 0.0489% |
| 1883 | #220 | 50 | 0.0478% |
| 1882 | #275 | 39 | 0.0343% |
| 1881 | #226 | 45 | 0.0447% |
| 1880 | #272 | 39 | 0.0353% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Juan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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