Jan

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Jan is a given name of Slavic, Dutch, Polish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (23% of births). There have been 76,882 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 54,527 as girls and 22,355 as boys. Jan gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #832 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	65
2023	69
2022	68
2021	67
2020	74
2019	59
2018	82
2017	63
2016	89
2015	101
2014	84
2013	119
2012	115
2011	123
2010	140
2009	168
2008	206
2007	195
2006	285
2005	225
2004	244
2003	201
2002	181
2001	229
2000	209
1999	115
1998	93
1997	92
1996	119
1995	134
1994	123
1993	111
1992	124
1991	142
1990	172
1989	148
1988	175
1987	176
1986	187
1985	221
1984	269
1983	256
1982	306
1981	281
1980	300
1979	329
1978	377
1977	343
1976	400
1975	359
1974	426
1973	419
1972	505
1971	555
1970	661
1969	733
1968	833
1967	924
1966	1,043
1965	1,156
1964	1,474
1963	1,791
1962	2,073
1961	2,380
1960	2,817
1959	2,979
1958	3,059
1957	3,421
1956	3,705
1955	3,425
1954	3,759
1953	3,187
1952	3,107
1951	2,917
1950	2,333
1949	2,073
1948	1,902
1947	2,034
1946	1,715
1945	1,360
1944	1,155
1943	1,192
1942	1,046
1941	904
1940	680
1939	612
1938	586
1937	484
1936	501
1935	384
1934	305
1933	201
1932	167
1931	153
1930	89
1929	74
1928	83
1927	72
1926	45
1925	57
1924	46
1923	34
1922	48
1921	43
1920	48
1919	36
1918	53
1917	42
1916	33
1915	33
1914	29
1913	19
1912	16
1911	8
1910	9
1909	6
1906	5
1902	5