Jan

Given to 76,934 US babies since 1902

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
#2718
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
52
girls 5 · boys 47
Peak year
1956
3,201 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
76,934
since 1902

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jan was most popular in 1956, when 3,201 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 47 babies were named Jan, ranking #2718 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1956 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jan was most popular in 1956, when 3,201 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 47 babies were named Jan, ranking #2718 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1956 (girls)

Jan was most popular in 1956, when 3,201 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 47 babies were named Jan, ranking #2718 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 5 14942 47 2718
2024 <5 — 66 2190
2023 <5 — 69 2113
2022 <5 — 68 2150
2021 5 15251 62 2253
2020 5 15088 69 2046
2019 5 15539 54 2464
2018 <5 — 82 1838
2017 <5 — 63 2154
2016 5 16215 84 1799
2015 8 11835 93 1677
2014 <5 — 84 1781
2013 7 13150 112 1468
2012 8 12199 107 1498
2011 7 13347 116 1425
2010 5 16992 135 1284
2009 8 12429 160 1143
2008 <5 — 206 968
2007 6 15491 189 1014
2006 6 15152 279 758
2005 10 10128 215 854
2004 9 10690 235 774
2003 10 9671 191 884
2002 6 13595 175 917
2001 15 6956 214 788
2000 17 6208 192 835
1999 8 10345 107 1194
1998 12 7532 81 1406
1997 15 6163 77 1413
1996 18 5280 101 1162
1995 27 3878 107 1097
1994 18 5249 105 1096
1993 16 5673 95 1152
1992 29 3680 95 1130
1991 41 2843 101 1083
1990 46 2571 126 914
1989 46 2478 102 1016
1988 66 1863 109 914
1987 75 1630 101 939
1986 70 1669 117 835
1985 90 1410 131 775
1984 124 1112 145 723
1983 143 1000 113 821
1982 163 925 143 723
1981 163 920 118 808
1980 186 840 114 823
1979 197 800 132 755
1978 245 655 132 732
1977 231 679 112 807
1976 254 616 146 683
1975 262 606 97 841
1974 324 518 101 796
1973 295 557 124 723
1972 377 476 128 707
1971 412 477 143 692
1970 498 442 163 635
1969 569 398 163 611
1968 655 344 178 569
1967 746 317 178 560
1966 842 304 201 535
1965 937 285 219 518
1964 1,259 249 215 533
1963 1,562 218 229 526
1962 1,778 203 296 464
1961 2,032 188 348 426
1960 2,447 166 370 410
1959 2,587 161 392 401
1958 2,631 153 429 374
1957 2,991 140 430 371
1956 3,201 136 503 331
1955 2,768 138 655 278
1954 2,993 131 768 252
1953 2,607 140 580 292
1952 2,481 143 626 275
1951 2,185 145 732 248
1950 1,725 165 608 267
1949 1,522 180 551 289
1948 1,262 206 640 257
1947 1,358 196 676 253
1946 1,149 210 566 266
1945 864 221 496 263
1944 611 279 544 247
1943 641 278 551 255
1942 534 294 512 263
1941 445 306 459 259
1940 331 356 349 299
1939 304 378 308 315
1938 269 407 317 308
1937 239 418 245 348
1936 229 428 272 332
1935 188 465 196 389
1934 160 506 145 469
1933 115 607 86 624
1932 119 602 48 937
1931 104 649 49 922
1930 60 941 29 1330
1929 46 1078 28 1339
1928 50 1061 33 1254
1927 49 1088 23 1603
1926 31 1449 14 2186
1925 31 1466 26 1451
1924 32 1475 14 2229
1923 13 2587 21 1696
1922 27 1611 21 1695
1921 25 1723 18 1904
1920 19 2015 29 1348
1919 12 2640 24 1481
1918 20 1887 33 1211
1917 20 1773 22 1528
1916 15 2133 18 1698
1915 11 2526 22 1454
1914 8 2638 21 1300
1913 8 2331 11 1676
1912 8 2144 8 1885
1911 8 1792 <5 —
1910 <5 — 9 1118
1909 <5 — 6 1277
1908 <5 — <5 —
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — <5 —
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — 5 1137

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Other spellings

Jane · 381,009 Janee · 3,262 Jann · 2,281 Janne · 511 Jahn · 385 Jaan · 151

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Jan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 71% · boys 29% across all years