Is Jan a boy or girl name?
Jan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 65 boys were named Jan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.9% of the 76,882 US babies named Jan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,211
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jan since 1902
- 76,882
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 3,759 babies
Boys and girls named Jan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 168 | 110 | 39.6% |
| 1920s | 227 | 323 | 58.7% |
| 1930s | 1,695 | 1,787 | 51.3% |
| 1940s | 5,344 | 8,717 | 62% |
| 1950s | 5,723 | 26,169 | 82.1% |
| 1960s | 2,396 | 12,828 | 84.3% |
| 1970s | 1,279 | 3,095 | 70.8% |
| 1980s | 1,193 | 1,126 | 48.6% |
| 1990s | 995 | 230 | 18.8% |
| 2000s | 2,056 | 87 | 4.1% |
| 2010s | 930 | 45 | 4.6% |
| 2020s | 333 | 10 | 2.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,261 | 5 | #16,248 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,054 | 5 | #16,130 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,471 | 5 | #16,550 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,804 | 5 | #17,326 |
| 2015 | 93 | #1,685 | 8 | #12,301 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 112 | #1,469 | 7 | #13,764 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,505 | 8 | #12,701 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,425 | 7 | #13,948 |
| 2010 | 135 | #1,286 | 5 | #18,136 |
| 2009 | 160 | #1,143 | 8 | #12,945 |
| 2008 | 206 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 189 | #1,014 | 6 | #16,315 |
| 2006 | 279 | #758 | 6 | #15,925 |
| 2005 | 215 | #856 | 10 | #10,435 |
| 2004 | 235 | #776 | 9 | #11,069 |
| 2003 | 191 | #885 | 10 | #9,979 |
| 2002 | 175 | #920 | 6 | #14,319 |
| 2001 | 214 | #790 | 15 | #7,101 |
| 2000 | 192 | #837 | 17 | #6,313 |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,198 | 8 | #10,743 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,412 | 12 | #7,735 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,416 | 15 | #6,294 |
| 1996 | 101 | #1,162 | 18 | #5,377 |
| 1995 | 107 | #1,100 | 27 | #3,924 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,098 | 18 | #5,332 |
| 1993 | 95 | #1,152 | 16 | #5,775 |
| 1992 | 95 | #1,131 | 29 | #3,715 |
| 1991 | 101 | #1,085 | 41 | #2,858 |
| 1990 | 126 | #915 | 46 | #2,580 |
| 1989 | 102 | #1,019 | 46 | #2,492 |
| 1988 | 109 | #915 | 66 | #1,875 |
| 1987 | 101 | #940 | 75 | #1,637 |
| 1986 | 117 | #837 | 70 | #1,677 |
| 1985 | 131 | #775 | 90 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 145 | #724 | 124 | #1,113 |
| 1983 | 113 | #823 | 143 | #1,001 |
| 1982 | 143 | #726 | 163 | #926 |
| 1981 | 118 | #809 | 163 | #921 |
| 1980 | 114 | #825 | 186 | #841 |
| 1979 | 132 | #756 | 197 | #800 |
| 1978 | 132 | #733 | 245 | #657 |
| 1977 | 112 | #807 | 231 | #679 |
| 1976 | 146 | #685 | 254 | #617 |
| 1975 | 97 | #848 | 262 | #606 |
| 1974 | 102 | #793 | 324 | #519 |
| 1973 | 124 | #724 | 295 | #559 |
| 1972 | 128 | #711 | 377 | #476 |
| 1971 | 143 | #693 | 412 | #477 |
| 1970 | 163 | #636 | 498 | #442 |
| 1969 | 163 | #611 | 570 | #398 |
| 1968 | 178 | #569 | 655 | #344 |
| 1967 | 178 | #561 | 746 | #317 |
| 1966 | 201 | #536 | 842 | #304 |
| 1965 | 219 | #518 | 937 | #285 |
| 1964 | 215 | #536 | 1,259 | #249 |
| 1963 | 229 | #527 | 1,562 | #218 |
| 1962 | 295 | #465 | 1,778 | #203 |
| 1961 | 348 | #425 | 2,032 | #188 |
| 1960 | 370 | #412 | 2,447 | #166 |
| 1959 | 392 | #401 | 2,587 | #161 |
| 1958 | 428 | #376 | 2,631 | #153 |
| 1957 | 430 | #371 | 2,991 | #140 |
| 1956 | 504 | #331 | 3,201 | #136 |
| 1955 | 656 | #278 | 2,769 | #138 |
| 1954 | 767 | #252 | 2,992 | #131 |
| 1953 | 580 | #292 | 2,607 | #140 |
| 1952 | 626 | #275 | 2,481 | #143 |
| 1951 | 732 | #248 | 2,185 | #145 |
| 1950 | 608 | #267 | 1,725 | #166 |
| 1949 | 551 | #289 | 1,522 | #180 |
| 1948 | 640 | #257 | 1,262 | #206 |
| 1947 | 676 | #254 | 1,358 | #196 |
| 1946 | 566 | #266 | 1,149 | #210 |
| 1945 | 496 | #263 | 864 | #221 |
| 1944 | 544 | #247 | 611 | #279 |
| 1943 | 551 | #256 | 641 | #278 |
| 1942 | 512 | #263 | 534 | #294 |
| 1941 | 459 | #259 | 445 | #306 |
| 1940 | 349 | #299 | 331 | #356 |
| 1939 | 308 | #315 | 304 | #378 |
| 1938 | 317 | #308 | 269 | #408 |
| 1937 | 245 | #348 | 239 | #418 |
| 1936 | 272 | #332 | 229 | #429 |
| 1935 | 196 | #389 | 188 | #465 |
| 1934 | 145 | #469 | 160 | #509 |
| 1933 | 86 | #625 | 115 | #608 |
| 1932 | 48 | #945 | 119 | #603 |
| 1931 | 49 | #930 | 104 | #650 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,353 | 60 | #945 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,356 | 46 | #1,084 |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,262 | 50 | #1,064 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,620 | 49 | #1,094 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,251 | 31 | #1,461 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,475 | 31 | #1,482 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,289 | 32 | #1,486 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,722 | 13 | #2,648 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,727 | 27 | #1,626 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,945 | 25 | #1,743 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,364 | 19 | #2,036 |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,508 | 12 | #2,722 |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,224 | 20 | #1,919 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,560 | 20 | #1,807 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,730 | 15 | #2,182 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,485 | 11 | #2,610 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,321 | 8 | #2,751 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,740 | 8 | #2,435 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,963 | 8 | #2,242 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,860 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jan reached #247 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #131 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.