Jaan
Boy · JAAN · Persian
Jaan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “life, soul”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Jaan mean?
Persian: Persian jan 'life, soul', via Urdu; also the Estonian form of John
“life, soul”
In Urdu and Hindi jaan, 'life', is a common endearment; in Estonia Jaan is the local form of John.
- Say it
- JAAN
Is Jaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jaan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Jaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Jaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Jaan, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Jaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 108 boys in the US were given Jaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,411, up from #12,003 for this spelling alone.
Jaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
Names like Jaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Dhruv Veer Vivaan Ivaan Armaan Shiv Jaksh Nirvaan Yuvraj Krish
Other spellings of Jaan
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