Jan

Jan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 4,921 babies (rank #2 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

107,156

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,921

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	4,921	#2
1956	4,825	#2
1957	4,563	#2
1958	4,557	#2
1959	4,572	#2
1960	4,396	#2
1961	4,349	#2
1962	4,197	#2
1963	4,221	#2
1964	4,086	#2
1965	3,789	#2
1966	3,765	#2
1967	3,468	#2
1968	3,366	#2
1969	3,183	#2
1970	2,882	#2
1971	2,599	#2
1972	2,204	#2
1973	1,905	#3
1974	1,736	#3
1975	1,492	#3
1976	1,477	#3
1977	1,434	#4
1978	1,372	#4
1979	1,370	#4
1980	1,327	#4
1981	1,262	#4
1982	1,325	#2
1983	1,156	#4
1984	1,136	#5
1985	1,181	#3
1986	1,123	#5
1987	1,057	#7
1988	1,009	#6
1989	935	#8
1990	953	#8
1991	891	#9
1992	860	#9
1993	778	#13
1994	735	#13
1995	750	#11
1996	683	#15
1997	744	#13
1998	661	#19
1999	720	#14
2000	660	#17
2001	639	#18
2002	558	#24
2003	604	#20
2004	534	#20
2005	490	#21
2006	497	#19
2007	435	#26
2008	467	#23
2009	416	#27
2010	396	#28
2011	419	#27
2012	341	#35
2013	345	#35
2014	340	#37

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

4,921

1956

4,825

1957

4,563

1958

4,557

1959

4,572

1960

4,396

1961

4,349

1962

4,197

1963

4,221

1964

4,086

1965

3,789

1966

3,765

1967

3,468

1968

3,366

1969

3,183

1970

2,882

1971

2,599

1972

2,204

1973

1,905

1974

1,736

1975

1,492

1976

1,477

1977

1,434

1978

1,372

1979

1,370

1980

1,327

1981

1,262

1982

1,325

1983

1,156

1984

1,136

1985

1,181

1986

1,123

1987

1,057

1988

1,009

1989

935

1990

953

1991

891

1992

860

1993

778

#13

1994

735

#13

1995

750

#11

1996

683

#15

1997

744

#13

1998

661

#19

1999

720

#14

2000

660

#17

2001

639

#18

2002

558

#24

2003

604

#20

2004

534

#20

2005

490

#21

2006

497

#19

2007

435

#26

2008

467

#23

2009

416

#27

2010

396

#28

2011

419

#27

2012

341

#35

2013

345

#35

2014

340

#37

Meaning

Numerology of Jan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jan

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