Unisex name
Jan
3,177 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2017.
Origin
Low German and Dutch short form of Johannes. Independently of that, also Slavic form (Polish, Sorbian, Czech) of Johannes.Translated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Jan”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
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In England and Wales
Peak in 2017: 238 births. 3,177 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 443 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1954: 3,761 births. 76,934 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. It is given to girls (71%) as well as boys (29%). It really came into use around 1914. It is still given: 322 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2012: 62 births. 746 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s. It is given to girls (5%) as well as boys (95%). It really came into use around 2007. It is still given: 56 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 14,646* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 6,772 | 1984–2025 | 35th in 2005 |
| France | 1,715 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 1,203 | 2012–2023 | 34th in 2013 |
| Belgium | 154 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
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