How Many People Are Named Jan?
people named Jan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,945 people in the US has this name
Based on 76,934 babies named Jan in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,761 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Slovak form of JOHANNES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jan, 73.7% were girls and 26.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jan fell from 39.6% in the 1910s to 3.8% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1960s, at 84.3%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jan alive today is about 63 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jan first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 1954, to 3,761 babies. In 2025, 52 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jan has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #131, in 1954. In 2025 it ranked #15,893. Among boys, its best rank was #247, in 1944.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,893 | #2,731 |
| Best rank | #131 (1954) | #247 (1944) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #142 in the 1950s | #308 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jan were born in California than in any other state: about 5,644 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jan was given 2.6 times as often in Utah, 2.2 times in Hawaii and 1.8 times in Oregon.
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