Juan

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Spanish origin

Boy's name · #159 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Juan has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #46 (1999) · 365,606 babies named Juan all-time · 1 in 740 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #29 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Juans

Juan Carlos I of Spain — King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
Juan Ramón Jiménez — Spanish poet (1881–1958)
Juan Manuel Santos — president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
Juan Perón — president of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)
Juan Manuel Fangio — Argentine racing driver (1911–1995)

In stories & tradition

Juan (Pope John XX) — fictional human
Juan Valdez — advertising character
Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez — Highlander · Highlander II: The Quickening

What Juans become

Among 14,693 notable people named Juan:

Military figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution (1927-2009).

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