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Unisex name

Jan

/ˈdʒæn/ · 71% girls, 29% boys · 52 born in 2025

Jan has been given to about 76,934 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 63,566
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 3,761
  • Born in 202552
  • All time76,934
  • England & Wales, 202557

How popular is Jan?

Its best year was 1954, when 3,761 babies were given the name, ranking 131st. The typical living American called Jan is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Jan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dan0.75
  2. Joan0.74
  3. Jean0.74
  4. Juan0.74
  5. Van0.75
  6. Nan0.75
  7. Ian0.68
  8. Ean0.68

Middle names for Jan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jan Iris0.77
  2. Jan Opal0.77
  3. Jan Ivy0.77
  4. Jan Belle0.77
  5. Jan Alice0.75
  6. Jan Violet0.73

Sibling names for Jan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwendolynsister · 0.94
  2. Dannybrother · 0.91
  3. Brucebrother · 0.91
  4. Pennysister · 0.90
  5. Ramonasister · 0.90
  6. Tommybrother · 0.88

Where Jan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jan Evans0.73
  2. Jan Edwards0.73
  3. Jan Anderson0.70
  4. Jan Allen0.70
  5. Jan Adams0.70
  6. Jan Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.