Meaning 
The name Jan has the following meaning: God is gracious. Also a form of "John".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Jan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 805 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Jan fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 34 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Jan is pronounced as jan Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Jan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jan: Boys - Dewitt, Roosevelt, Girls - Both genders - Brandy
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Jan: Hans, Jaan, Janak, Jann, Janne (Scandinavian), Jano, Janos, Janson, Jeanek, Jenda, Jens, Jonam, Yan
Style 
We think the name Jan should fall under the following style category: Cool. See other Cool names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jan to be: Helpful, pleasant and witty chapIn one word, you might describe Jan as a(n) " witty" person. See other "witty" names for boys and girls.
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