Where does the name Juan come from?

Juan is a boy name of Spanish origin.

Is Juan a boy or a girl name?

Juan is used for both. In U.S. Social Security records, about 1% of children given the name Juan are girls and 99% are boys.

How popular is the name Juan in 2023?

Juan ranks #140 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2005 with 8,257 babies.

How do you pronounce Juan?

Juan is pronounced HWAHN (1 syllable).

What are common spellings of Juan?

Juan is also written as John, Giovanni, João.

A name from Spanish · Boy

Juan

Spanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'. Saint John the Baptist and John the Evangelist made it the most-used Christian name in Iberia.

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

360,679 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

2,539 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

JSpanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'. Saint John the Baptist and John the Evangelist made it the most-used Christian name in Iberia.

Variants & spellings

3 ways to spell "Juan".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

John Most common Giovanni João

Name family

John / Yahya / Yochanan

John the Baptist, named in the Qur’an as Yahya — the prophet who heralded Isa. His Hebrew name Yochanan means “Yahweh is gracious.”

Yahya يَحْيَى

Arabic

Yochanan יוֹחָנָן

Hebrew

John

English

Juan

Spanish

Jean

French

Giovanni

Italian

Ivan

Slavic

Famous bearers

People who carry the name Juan.

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Juan Carlos I (King of Spain)
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Juan Manuel Fangio (Formula 1 legend)
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Don Juan (literary character)

Quick answers

People often ask about Juan.

What does the name Juan mean?: Juan means spanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'. Saint John the Baptist and John the Evangelist made it the most-used Christian name in Iberia.
Where does the name Juan come from?: Juan is a boy name of Spanish origin.
Is Juan a boy or a girl name?: Juan is used for both. In U.S. Social Security records, about 1% of children given the name Juan are girls and 99% are boys.
How popular is the name Juan in 2023?: Juan ranks #140 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2005 with 8,257 babies.
How do you pronounce Juan?: Juan is pronounced HWAHN (1 syllable).
What are common spellings of Juan?: Juan is also written as John, Giovanni, João.

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.