boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Juan

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #159 Trend → Stable

A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.

Rank 2025
#159
among boys · ↓22 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,318
named Juan · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 737
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
8,257 babies
All-time total
368,366
#93 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Juan popularity over time

368,366 babies have been named Juan since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 526 526 53 – #196
1890s – 538 538 54 +2% #217
1900s – 912 912 91 +70% #179
1910s 24 3,113 3,137 314 +244% #183
1920s 136 7,039 7,175 718 +129% #164
1930s 167 6,614 6,781 678 -5% #164
1940s 189 10,557 10,746 1,075 +58% #145
1950s 241 18,771 19,012 1,901 +77% #133
1960s 267 23,457 23,724 2,372 +25% #104
1970s 507 43,404 43,911 4,391 +85% #58
1980s 532 51,447 51,979 5,198 +18% #59
1990s 409 70,919 71,328 7,133 +37% #46
2000s 227 75,854 76,081 7,608 +7% #48
2010s 44 37,427 37,471 3,747 -51% #76
2020s (to 2025) 17 15,028 15,045 2,508 -33% #137

Where Juan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,299 1.35 #160
2027 2,283 1.34 #161
2028 2,270 1.33 #161
2029 2,259 1.32 #162
2030 2,249 1.32 #162

Where Juan is most popular

Boys named Juan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.45 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Juan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 3,332 3.78 +161%
New Mexico 97 2.94 +103%
Arizona 449 2.74 +90%
California 2,392 2.62 +81%
Nevada 137 2.40 +66%
Nebraska 101 2.32 +60%
Florida 913 1.93 +33%
Colorado 239 1.85 +28%
Alabama 199 1.82 +26%
Kansas 121 1.76 +22%
Oklahoma 149 1.68 +16%
Tennessee 289 1.60 +11%
Oregon 121 1.59 +10%
Georgia 397 1.57 +8%
Illinois 396 1.55 +7%
Washington 238 1.45 ≈ national
Idaho 59 1.44 ≈ national
North Carolina 335 1.31 -9%
Iowa 83 1.20 -17%
Arkansas 76 1.20 -17%
South Carolina 122 1.18 -18%
New Jersey 237 1.18 -19%
District of Columbia 16 1.08 -25%
Utah 102 1.07 -26%
Maryland 125 1.05 -28%
Indiana 168 1.05 -28%
Mississippi 58 1.02 -29%
Connecticut 57 0.842 -42%
Wisconsin 99 0.836 -42%
New York 358 0.827 -43%
Virginia 155 0.817 -44%
Minnesota 98 0.799 -45%
Kentucky 75 0.747 -48%
Rhode Island 11 0.675 -53%
Louisiana 68 0.665 -54%
Massachusetts 87 0.633 -56%
Missouri 79 0.570 -61%
Ohio 146 0.551 -62%
Michigan 103 0.503 -65%
Pennsylvania 122 0.459 -68%
North Dakota 7 0.410 -72%
Delaware 5 0.330 -77%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Juan

Juan is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #159 in 2025 with 2,318 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 368,366 American babies have been named Juan. Its peak came in 2005, when 8,257 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Juan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juan?

The median living Juan is about 31 years old; half are between 20 and 45. An estimated 327 thousand people named Juan are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Juan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 2,318 #159
2024 6 #14,280 2,609 #137
2023 – – 2,539 #140
2022 5 #16,408 2,679 #141
2021 – – 2,360 #164
2020 6 #14,216 2,523 #145
2019 11 #9,391 2,704 #138
2018 – – 2,844 #139
2017 – – 2,997 #137
2016 – – 3,349 #122
2015 7 #13,676 3,525 #114
2014 8 #12,457 3,903 #100
2013 6 #15,495 3,892 #100
2012 6 #15,850 4,284 #92
2011 6 #15,717 4,684 #89
2010 – – 5,245 #76
2009 17 #7,507 6,283 #67
2008 15 #8,321 7,034 #66
2007 18 #7,235 7,422 #63
2006 16 #7,659 7,940 #61
2005 26 #5,025 8,231 #55
2004 35 #4,045 8,134 #54
2003 20 #5,914 7,831 #55
2002 26 #4,692 7,820 #54
2001 19 #5,933 7,447 #53
2000 35 #3,693 7,712 #48
1995 33 #3,386 6,982 #50
1990 60 #2,160 6,743 #61
1985 64 #1,771 4,851 #65
1980 69 #1,664 5,434 #59
1975 66 #1,536 4,695 #60
1970 23 #2,976 3,476 #95
1965 24 #2,498 2,199 #140
1960 30 #2,123 2,076 #160
1955 14 #3,152 1,771 #161
1950 23 #2,023 2,025 #133
1945 17 #2,104 1,013 #166
1940 17 #2,001 677 #196
1935 16 #2,050 628 #200
1930 21 #1,780 907 #164
1925 18 #2,152 718 #194
1920 9 #3,463 605 #213
1915 5 #4,603 348 #260
1910 – – 150 #183
1905 – – 93 #192
1900 – – 84 #215
1895 – – 61 #225
1890 – – 50 #236
1885 – – 54 #222
1880 – – 39 #272

Famous people named Juan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Juan Perón Juan Perón President of Argentina (1946–1955, 1973–1974) 1895–1974 · 19th century
  2. 2 Juan Ponce de León Juan Ponce de León Spanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521) 1460–1521 · Medieval
  3. 3 Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Argentine racing driver (1911–1995) Contemporary
  4. 4 Juan Pujol García Juan Pujol García Spanish double agent for the British in World War II 1912–1988 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Juan Diego Juan Diego Catholic Saint from Mexico 1474–1548 · Medieval
  6. 6 Juan Manuel Santos Juan Manuel Santos President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 b. 1951 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I of Spain King of Spain from 1975 to 2014 b. 1938 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián Elcano Spanish seafarer and circumnavigator 1476–1526 · Medieval
  9. 9 Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Argentine politician and general (1793–1877) 18th century
  10. 10 Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch President of the IOC from 1980 to 2001 1920–2010 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Juan Rulfo Juan Rulfo Mexican writer (1917–1986) Contemporary
  12. 12 Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Velasco Alvarado President of Peru from 1968 to 1975 1910–1977 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Juan Negrín Juan Negrín Prime Minister of Spain from 1937 to 1939 1892–1956 · 19th century
  14. 14 Juan Gris Juan Gris Spanish artist (1887–1927) 19th century
  15. 15 Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto Schiaffino Uruguayan footballer (1925-2002) Contemporary
  16. 16 Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Spanish poet (1881–1958) 19th century
  17. 17 Juan Almeida Bosque Juan Almeida Bosque Cuban politician (1927–2009) Contemporary
  18. 18 Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Spanish humanist (1490–1573) Medieval
  19. 19 Juan Carreño de Miranda Juan Carreño de Miranda Spanish painter (1614–1685) 17th century
  20. 20 Juan de la Cosa Juan de la Cosa Spanish navigator 1460–1510 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Juan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Juan?

The median living Juan is about 31 years old. Half of all living Juans are between 20 and 45 years old.

How many people named Juan are alive today?

An estimated 327 thousand people named Juan are alive in the United States, based on 368,366 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Juan mean?

A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.

How popular is the name Juan in 2025?

Juan ranked #159 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,318 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juan?

368,366 babies have been named Juan in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juan most popular?

Juan peaked in 2005, when 8,257 newborns received the name.

Is Juan a boy or girl name?

Juan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Juan rising or falling?

Juan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Juan become more popular?

Juan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,249 boys named Juan in 2030, ranking around #162. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Juan?

Well-known people named Juan include Juan Perón (politician), Juan Ponce de León (explorer), Juan Manuel Fangio (racing driver).

Names like Juan

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