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Jiaan

Gender
Boy
Say it
jee-AHN

Jiaan is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Jiaan come from?

Uncertain; possibly Kurdish jiyan 'life' or a spelling of Jian

Is Jiaan a girl's or a boy's name?

Jiaan is a boys' name.

How popular is Jiaan in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 5 boys.

2017Busiest: 5 in 20172023
Jiaan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20233#5,193
20220–
20213#4,989
20204#4,025
20190–
20185#3,596
20175#3,608

Names like Jiaan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Jiaan

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Jiaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jiaan, updated 20 October 2026.