The first name Juan

In 2025, 25 boys were named Juan, making it the 1,153rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 42 births (#653).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Juan with other names.

In 2025, 2,318 boys born in the United States were named Juan, the 159th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 8,231 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Juanes
  Colombian musician (born 1972)
• Juan Sebastián Elcano
  Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition, 1486–1526
• Juan Román Riquelme
  Argentine association football player, born 1978
• Juan Martín del Potro
  Argentine tennis player (born 1988)
• Juan Cuadrado
  Colombian footballer, born 1988
• Juan Fernando Quintero
  Colombian association football player, born 1993
• Juan
  Brazilian footballer (born 1979)
• Juan Jesus
  Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
• Juan Foyth
  Argentine association football player, born 1998
• Juan Musso
  Argentine footballer (born 1994)
• Juan Velasco Alvarado
  50th President of Peru (1910-1977)
• Juan Camilo Zúñiga
  Colombian footballer, born 1985

What is the origin of the name Juan?

Juan comes from Manx.

How popular is the name Juan?

In 2025, 25 boys born in England and Wales were named Juan, ranking 1,153rd. Its peak was 2006, with 42 births.

Is Juan a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 368,366 US babies named Juan since 1880 were boys.

When was Juan most popular?

2005 in the United States, when 8,231 babies were named Juan, its highest rank at 55th.

How do you pronounce Juan?

Juan is /ʍɑːn/, one syllable.

Is Juan also a surname?

Yes. Juan is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.