Jan
UnisexJan has been given to 76,934 babies in the U.S. since 1902. It peaked in 1954.
Meaning & origin /d͡ʒæn/
Origin: Dutch
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
76,934
Peak year
1954 (3,761 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1902
10-year trend
▼ -49%
Gender split
71% girls / 29% boys
Famous people named Jan
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
John Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
Anders Behring Breivik
Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist and mass murderer
Miloš Forman
Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jan.
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