Juan is the Spanish form of the name John. John is of Hebrew origin, and goes back to the name ‘Yohanan’. It means ‘God is gracious’ or ‘God is merciful’.
Juan is a male first name. In very rare cases it is also used for girls.
The name Juan isn’t among the current fashionable names in our top 10 stats, but nonetheless, it’s still very popular and common. In our SmartGenius ranking of all boys names, Juan ranks 121. Recently, out of every 10,000 newborn boys, approximately 18 were named Juan. In total, there are currently 353,766 people – children, adults and seniors – named Juan living in the United States, which is approximately 0.11 % of the entire population.
Juan Carlos I. (*1938)
After the death of dictator Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos I became King of Spain and played a major role in transforming the country from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democratic monarchy. He was a staunch supporter of democracy and helped pass the Spanish Constitution of 1978, which defined Spain's political system. He received many awards for his role in restoring democracy in Spain, as well as for his international efforts and humanitarian activities. However, the last years of his reign were also marked by scandals and controversies that led to Juan Carlos I's eventual abdication in 2014.
Juan Per????1895 - 1974)
During his military career, Juan Domingo Per????arned a reputation as a leader who championed the interests of workers and the poor. He was part of a group of officers who led a coup against the government of Ram????astillo in 1943 and was later appointed Minister of Labor. He founded the Justicialist Party, also known as the Peronist Party, and was elected President of Argentina in 1946. During his tenure, he implemented a series of social and economic reforms. In 1955, Per????as overthrown in a military coup and sent into exile. He returned to Argentina in 1973 and was re-elected as president.
Juan Diego (1474 - 1548)
In 1531, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin four times near the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico City. The Virgin told him to ask the bishop of Mexico City to build a chapel on the spot where she had appeared. Juan Diego told the bishop about the apparitions, but the bishop was skeptical and asked for proof. During one of the apparitions, the Virgin told Juan Diego to look for roses on the hill and bring them to the bishop as proof. Juan Diego did indeed find roses on the barren hill, where flowers do not normally grow, and brought them to the bishop in his cloak, called a 'tilma'. When he opened the cloak, the image of the Virgin Mary appeared on the fabric.
Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 -1995)
Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Champion, a record surpassed only by Michael Schumacher, and won a total of 24 Grand Prix races in his career. He made his international breakthrough as a racing driver in the late 1940s. He won his first two Formula One World Championships with Alfa Romeo in 1951 and 1954. In 1955, Fangio moved to Mercedes-Benz and won his next two world championships in 1955 and 1956, and in 1957 he won his fifth world championship for Ferrari. Fangio was considered not only the fastest driver of his time, but also an extremely smart and tactical driver who drove his races with thought and strategy.
When you hear the name Juan, you might first think of people. But did you know that there are also places with the name Juan? Are you also called Juan? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...
On the Golfe Juan (Côte d'Azur) is a seaside resort called Juan-les-Pins, whose name is derived from the gulf.
In the Dominican Republic you can visit a small town called Don Juan in the province of Monte Plata.
If you are ever in Seoul you can take the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line 2 to stop at Juan Station.
In the Andes of Peru is a mountain called Ancos Punta or San Juan which is 19,170 ft high.
there was a volcanic eruption on La Palma, the three craters, two of them newly formed at the time, are collectively called the San Juan Eruption or San Juan Volcano.
Appearing throughout the time in the United States, the name Juan is a staple in the country: Boys have been given the name Juan for more than 140 years, according to official U.S. naming statistics. Juan is therefore one of only 442 boys’ names that have been given every year since 1880. Even beyond that, Juan is a very special name, which reached its peak of popularity only in the last quarter of the 20th century, ranking in the top 100 boys' names in our SmartGenius statistics: With position 45 Juan has never been more popular than back in 1999.
In years where the graph has no value, the name Juan was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.
As many as 2,669 babies were named Juan in the USA in 2022, ranking it #142 on the list of the most popular boys' names for that year. However, it experienced its lowest point of popularity in 1916, when it was only ranked at #264 of all male names in our SmartGenius statistics – back then only 344 boys were named Juan.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter J is the most popular first letter for boys’ names. 10.1% of all common boys’ names in the US start with this letter. The second most common first letter in boys’ names is A.
With four letters, the name Juan is shorter than most other given names. In fact, only 5.5% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly four letters. Just 1.2% of all first names are even shorter, while 93% consist of more than four letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
That means that if 10.1% of all boys’ names start with a J, this initial letter occurs nearly three times as often as all other letters on average. And, by the way, of all the boys’ names that begin with the letter J, the name James is the most common.
If your name is Juan and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Juan, you can simply say:
Joker
Unicorn
Apple
Nut
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Juan
Juan
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
J
U
A
N
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
J
U
A
N
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Juan sounds like this:
