Lajuan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- luh-WAHN
- Origin
- Modern
Lajuan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lajuan mean?
Modern: La- prefix plus Juan
Built on Juan, the Spanish form of John, with the La- prefix.
Is Lajuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lajuan is a boys' name.
How popular is Lajuan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1972, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Lajuan in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1969, 81% of the babies named Lajuan in the US were girls. By 1987 it was 15%, with more boys than girls since 1972.
Lajuan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,834 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,670 |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,607 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,659 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
Names like Lajuan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luis, Lucas, Juan, Josue, Marcus, Miguel, Omar, Marco, Luca, Jordan, Christian, Jason
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Lajuan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lajuan, updated 20 October 2026.