Jan

Jan

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 206 babies (rank #251 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,971

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

206

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	21	#735
1997	19	#823
1998	39	#505
1999	23	#732
2000	14	#1,065
2001	20	#856
2002	31	#641
2003	36	#623
2004	33	#708
2005	37	#696
2006	66	#474
2007	97	#377
2008	120	#327
2009	142	#300
2010	117	#356
2011	147	#303
2012	188	#257
2013	200	#252
2014	190	#261
2015	206	#251
2016	200	#265

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#735

1997

#823

1998

#505

1999

#732

2000

#1,065

2001

#856

2002

#641

2003

#623

2004

#708

2005

#696

2006

#474

2007

#377

2008

120

#327

2009

142

#300

2010

117

#356

2011

147

#303

2012

188

#257

2013

200

#252

2014

190

#261

2015

206

#251

2016

200

#265

Meaning

Numerology of Jan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jan

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