Boy name#100 of boy names
Juan
Pronounced HH W AA1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2005
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Juan?
Juan is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 370,837 children — the 100th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2005, when 8,523 children were given it.
Wan is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Juan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Wan
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH W AA1 N · W AA1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Juan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Juan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Juan?
- Juan ranks 100th among boys' names in US records, with 370,837 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 28,516.
- Is Juan a unisex name?
- No. Juan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Juan most popular?
- 2005, when 8,523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Juan spelled?
- Wan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.