Juan
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About Juan
Juan, the Spanish version of John, is ubiquitous in the Spanish-speaking world, and is familiar internationally via such references as Don Juan and San Juan.
Juan has countless high-achieving namesakes. Internationally, it's one of the most recognized Spanish names for boys. As a baby name, Juan in the US is off its 1990s peak.
Pronounced HWAN.
As of October 2026, Juan ranked #159 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #46 in 1999, Nameberry popularity #739.
Editor's take: The name Juan is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "the Lord is gracious".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #100 | 3,903 | 2,031.9 |
| 2015 | #114 | 3,525 | 1,839.1 |
| 2016 | #122 | 3,348 | 1,764.2 |
| 2017 | #137 | 2,996 | 1,618.6 |
| 2018 | #139 | 2,843 | 1,565.4 |
| 2019 | #138 | 2,703 | 1,506.5 |
| 2020 | #145 | 2,523 | 1,461.7 |
| 2021 | #164 | 2,359 | 1,348.4 |
| 2022 | #141 | 2,676 | 1,532.6 |
| 2023 | #140 | 2,539 | 1,484.3 |
| 2024 | #137 | 2,601 | 1,509.7 |
| 2025 | #159 | 2,318 | 1,357.1 |
World rankings
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Juan on lists
Famous Juans
- Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón
Dos Sicilias, King of Spain
- Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg
Infante of Spain, Count of Barcelona (father of Juan Carlos)
- Juan Domingo Peron
29th and 40th President of Argentina
- Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer and conquistador
- Juan Manuel de Rosas
Argentine politician and army officer
- Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen Alem
President of Argentina
- Giovanni "Juan" Borgia
2nd Duke of Gandía
- Juan Manuel Mata (Garcia)
Spanish footballer
- Juan Gabriel Pareja
American actor
- Juan Ramon Jimenez (Mantecon)
Spanish poet, winner of the Nobel Prize
- Juan Gris (born Jose Victoriano [Carmelo Carlos] Gonzalez
Perez), Spanish Cubist sculptor
- Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican jazz trombonist
- Juan Pablo Galavis (Guinand)
Venezuelan footballer and reality TV personality ("The Bachelor")
- Juan Martín del Potro
Argentine tennis player
- Juan Cespedes Uribe
Dominican baseball player
- Juan Manuel Santos
32nd President of Colombia
- Juan Emilio Bosch
43rd President of the Dominican Republic
- Juan Almeida Bosque
Cuban revolutionary
- Juan Fernando Quintero
Colombian professional footballer
Juan in pop culture
- Juan Castillo
character in telenovela "Destinos"
- Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz
character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
- Juan Corrida
character from "Ace Attorney"
- Juan Ceballos
charcter in DC Universe
- Dom Juan
character in "Dom Juan" by Moliere
- Don Juan
epic poem by Lord Byron and its main character
- Don Juan
main character in Philippine story "Ibong Adarna"
- Juan
water,type gym leader in the Pokémon video games
- Juan Cabrillo
main character in "Oregon Files" by Clive Cussler
- Juan Rico
character in Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"
- Juan Sánchez Villa
Lobos Ramírez, character in the "Highlander" movie series
- Juan Tamad
character in Philippine folklore
- Juan Valdez
coffee mascot
- Juan Tomás
character in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"
- Juan
character in Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising"