YAHN; ZHAN
Jan
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About Jan
The name Jan is currently ranked #961 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #247 in 1944. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in JAN, JAN, and JAN. Jan is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,787 | 84 | 43.7 |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 93 | 48.5 |
| 2016 | #1,804 | 84 | 44.3 |
| 2017 | #2,157 | 63 | 34 |
| 2018 | #1,843 | 82 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | #2,471 | 54 | 30.1 |
| 2020 | #2,054 | 69 | 40 |
| 2021 | #2,261 | 62 | 35.4 |
| 2022 | #2,155 | 68 | 38.9 |
| 2023 | #2,116 | 69 | 40.3 |
| 2024 | #2,211 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2025 | #2,731 | 47 | 27.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Jans
- Jan
Harm Pol, Dutch,American veterinarian who stars in the reality show "The Incredible Dr. Pol"
- Jan Hus
Czech church reformer
- Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
Flemish painter
- Jan de Bray
Dutch painter
- Jan III Sobieski
King of Poland
- Jan Magnussen
Danish racing driver
- Jan Mela
Polish explorer, teenage double amputee, youngest person to reach the North Pole
- Jan Lammers
Dutch racing driver
- Jan Charouz
Czech racing driver
- Jan Hammer
Czech jazz,pop musician
- Jan Masaryk
former foreign minister of Czechoslovakia
- Jan Tinbergen
Dutch economist
- Jan Lamb
Hong Kong DJ
Jan in pop culture
- Doctor Jan Szukalski
character from Night trains, by Barbara Wood
