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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.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Jan is pronounced as jan

Origins

Jan originates from the Dutch language.
See other suggested Dutch baby names.

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.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jan to be: Helpful, pleasant and witty chap

In one word, you might describe Jan as a(n) "witty" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jan (or its variants) are:

Jan Kodes, born on 1 March, a famous athlete. Jan Kodes's background: A right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.

Jan Ullrich, born on 2 December, a famous racer. Jan Ullrich's background: A German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France.

Jan Christiaan Smuts, born on 24 May, a famous politician. Jan Christiaan Smuts's background: A prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader, and philosopher.
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