# Jaan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jaan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 151 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 151 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 47, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 6,628 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,471 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,324 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,537 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10,090 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13,067 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,343 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10,055 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10,083 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13,049 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,429 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10,160 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,740 |
| 2022 | 5 | 13,114 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,771 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | 2,419 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1,949 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2,418 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3,744 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2,941 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Jaan

- Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (1920–2007)
- Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, translator, politician and culture critic (1941–2021)
- Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian politician and lawyer (1868–1941)
- Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician (1872–1940)
- Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist (born 1969)
- Jaan Poska, Estonian politician (1866-1920)
- Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian-American chess player (born 1962)
- Jaan Anvelt, Estonian communist and writer (1884-1937)
- Jaan Einasto, Estonian astrophysicist (born 1929)
- Jaan Talts, Estonian weightlifter, coach and politician (born 1944)
- Jaan Rääts, Estonian composer (1932–2020)
- Jaan Tallinn, Estonian investor and programmer (born 1972)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.