Jowan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
Jowan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies).
What does Jowan mean?
Hebrew: Cornish form of John
“God is gracious”
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Is Jowan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jowan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jowan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Jowan, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jowan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Jowan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Jowan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Jowan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jowan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
Names like Jowan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan Ethan Caelan Jesse Jonah Zion Noah Yusuf Jovan Evan Jacob Jayden
Names related to Jowan
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jowan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jowan, updated 20 October 2026.