Juan

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A few things about Juan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Juan

Juan Mata

Spanish association football player (born 1988)

Choose Juan and your child shares a first name with Juan Mata, a Spanish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Juan, like who?” Juan Mata's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Станислав Ведмидь, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 737 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Juan, 2,318 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Juan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJuan has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Juans, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1999, when it ranked #46. Today it's #159, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJuan was 2.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 255 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 737.
• 📍Where it's lovedJuan is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #54, followed by California (#89) and Nevada (#98). It's in the top 1,000 in 39 states.
• 💬MeaningJuan is a Spanish form of John, which means “God is gracious”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Spanish roots.

About the name Juan

Juan is a boy name of Hebrew and Spanish origin meaning “God is gracious”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-uan”. US birth records list Juan for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked #46 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #159, with 2,318 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesSpanish names