Meaning and history
Jan is a form of John used across Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech and other European languages, ultimately meaning "Yahweh is gracious." In English it can also be a feminine short form of Janet or Janice. Notable bearers include Dutch painter Jan van Eyck, Czech reformer Jan Hus and American singer Janis Joplin, who was sometimes called Jan.
20062006: 279 births, rank #758
2007: 189 births, rank #1,014
2008: 206 births, rank #968
2009: 160 births, rank #1,143
2010: 135 births, rank #1,284
20112011: 116 births, rank #1,425
2012: 107 births, rank #1,498
2013: 112 births, rank #1,468
2014: 84 births, rank #1,781
2015: 93 births, rank #1,677
20162016: 84 births, rank #1,799
2017: 63 births, rank #2,154
2018: 82 births, rank #1,838
2019: 54 births, rank #2,464
2020: 69 births, rank #2,046
20212021: 62 births, rank #2,253
2022: 68 births, rank #2,150
2023: 69 births, rank #2,113
2024: 66 births, rank #2,190
20252025: 47 births, rank #2,718
Jan moved from #758 to #971 for boys between 2006 and 2008. Its highest annual birth count came in 1954, with 768 births.