Jan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 2000 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 41 babies (rank #334 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 boys (rank #449). The name has been rising 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.

576

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jan

Jan HusChristian reformer · b. 1370
Jan van Eyckdraftsperson · b. 1390
Jan Tinbergenuniversity teacher · b. 1903
Jan Peter Balkenendehead of government · b. 1956
Jan Nerudatheatre critic · b. 1834

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	26	#420
2001	32	#368
2002	31	#405
2003	32	#386
2004	41	#334
2005	29	#434
2006	37	#362
2007	40	#361
2008	40	#366
2009	31	#431
2010	30	#435
2011	30	#428
2012	23	#512
2013	25	#479
2014	36	#381
2015	26	#464
2022	18	#544
2023	24	#446
2024	25	#449