Jan

Jan

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, English, Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages.

From Wikipedia

Jan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 34 babies (rank #516 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 boys (rank #1,564). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

690

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	34	#516
1992	19	#767
1993	24	#669
1994	17	#797
1995	27	#657
1996	19	#828
1997	24	#690
1998	18	#836
1999	24	#702
2000	17	#895
2001	28	#670
2002	24	#742
2003	15	#1,032
2004	17	#992
2005	24	#816
2006	14	#1,240
2007	16	#1,156
2008	14	#1,327
2009	10	#1,711
2010	20	#1,064
2011	21	#1,029
2012	19	#1,087
2013	27	#870
2014	17	#1,186
2015	22	#1,002
2016	22	#1,025
2017	26	#917
2018	16	#1,281
2019	20	#1,093
2020	22	#1,031
2021	16	#1,340
2022	12	#1,655
2023	11	#1,778
2024	14	#1,564

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#516

1992

#767

1993

#669

1994

#797

1995

#657

1996

#828

1997

#690

1998

#836

1999

#702

2000

#895

2001

#670

2002

#742

2003

#1,032

2004

#992

2005

#816

2006

#1,240

2007

#1,156

2008

#1,327

2009

#1,711

2010

#1,064

2011

#1,029

2012

#1,087

2013

#870

2014

#1,186

2015

#1,002

2016

#1,025

2017

#917

2018

#1,281

2019

#1,093

2020

#1,031

2021

#1,340

2022

#1,655

2023

#1,778

2024

#1,564

Meaning

Numerology of Jan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jan

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Jan in 2024

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail