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Juan

Boy name

Juan has been given to 368,366 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #159 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ʍɑːn/

Origin: Manx, Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

02.058k4.116k6.173k8.231k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

368,366

Peak year

2005 (8,257 babies)

Rank in 2025

#159 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -34%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Juan

Evo Morales

President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019

Juan Perón

President of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)

Jean Reno

Spanish-French actor

John of the Cross

Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint (1542–1591)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Juan.

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