Jan
Boy name · Dutch origin
Jan meaning
Life, heart, sing.
Jan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Dutch
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- جانAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,206 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- life
Jan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1940 | #299 | 349 |
| 1944 | #247 | 544 |
| 1950 | #267 | 608 |
| 1960 | #410 | 370 |
| 1970 | #635 | 163 |
| 1980 | #824 | 114 |
| 1990 | #914 | 126 |
| 2000 | #835 | 192 |
| 2010 | #1,284 | 135 |
| 2020 | #2,043 | 69 |
| 2024 | #2,206 | 65 |
All 117 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1906 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1914 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1915 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1918 | #1,211 | 33 |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1921 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1922 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1923 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1924 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1925 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1927 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1928 | #1,254 | 33 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1931 | #922 | 49 |
| 1932 | #937 | 48 |
| 1933 | #624 | 86 |
| 1934 | #469 | 145 |
| 1935 | #389 | 196 |
| 1936 | #332 | 272 |
| 1937 | #348 | 245 |
| 1938 | #308 | 317 |
| 1939 | #315 | 308 |
| 1940 | #299 | 349 |
| 1941 | #259 | 459 |
| 1942 | #263 | 512 |
| 1943 | #255 | 551 |
| 1944 | #247 | 544 |
| 1945 | #263 | 496 |
| 1946 | #266 | 566 |
| 1947 | #253 | 676 |
| 1948 | #257 | 640 |
| 1949 | #289 | 551 |
| 1950 | #267 | 608 |
| 1951 | #248 | 732 |
| 1952 | #275 | 626 |
| 1953 | #292 | 580 |
| 1954 | #252 | 767 |
| 1955 | #278 | 656 |
| 1956 | #331 | 504 |
| 1957 | #371 | 430 |
| 1958 | #375 | 428 |
| 1959 | #401 | 392 |
| 1960 | #410 | 370 |
| 1961 | #425 | 348 |
| 1962 | #465 | 295 |
| 1963 | #527 | 229 |
| 1964 | #533 | 215 |
| 1965 | #518 | 219 |
| 1966 | #535 | 201 |
| 1967 | #560 | 178 |
| 1968 | #569 | 178 |
| 1969 | #611 | 163 |
| 1970 | #635 | 163 |
| 1971 | #692 | 143 |
| 1972 | #707 | 128 |
| 1973 | #723 | 124 |
| 1974 | #793 | 102 |
| 1975 | #841 | 97 |
| 1976 | #683 | 146 |
| 1977 | #807 | 112 |
| 1978 | #732 | 132 |
| 1979 | #755 | 132 |
| 1980 | #824 | 114 |
| 1981 | #808 | 118 |
| 1982 | #723 | 143 |
| 1983 | #821 | 113 |
| 1984 | #724 | 145 |
| 1985 | #775 | 131 |
| 1986 | #835 | 117 |
| 1987 | #939 | 101 |
| 1988 | #914 | 109 |
| 1989 | #1,016 | 102 |
| 1990 | #914 | 126 |
| 1991 | #1,084 | 101 |
| 1992 | #1,130 | 95 |
| 1993 | #1,152 | 95 |
| 1994 | #1,096 | 105 |
| 1995 | #1,097 | 107 |
| 1996 | #1,162 | 101 |
| 1997 | #1,413 | 77 |
| 1998 | #1,406 | 81 |
| 1999 | #1,194 | 107 |
| 2000 | #835 | 192 |
| 2001 | #788 | 214 |
| 2002 | #917 | 175 |
| 2003 | #884 | 191 |
| 2004 | #774 | 235 |
| 2005 | #854 | 215 |
| 2006 | #758 | 279 |
| 2007 | #1,014 | 189 |
| 2008 | #968 | 206 |
| 2009 | #1,143 | 160 |
| 2010 | #1,284 | 135 |
| 2011 | #1,425 | 116 |
| 2012 | #1,498 | 107 |
| 2013 | #1,468 | 112 |
| 2014 | #1,781 | 84 |
| 2015 | #1,677 | 93 |
| 2016 | #1,798 | 84 |
| 2017 | #2,153 | 63 |
| 2018 | #1,837 | 82 |
| 2019 | #2,463 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,043 | 69 |
| 2021 | #2,252 | 62 |
| 2022 | #2,149 | 68 |
| 2023 | #2,111 | 69 |
| 2024 | #2,206 | 65 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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