Meaning of the nameJan

Jan is a short form of Johannes, used in Dutch, German, Czech, Polish and other languages, from Hebrew Yoḥanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'.

Meaning

“form of Johannes (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”

Source: Behind the Name: John

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People (2022): 2,527
Rank in Brazil: #4,391
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 2,503; people

Jan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (474 people).

129 women 2,398 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Jan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.002%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
Paraná 0.002%
Goiás 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	393	0.001%
Bahia	306	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	235	0.002%
Paraná	177	0.002%
Minas Gerais	176	0.001%
Santa Catarina	164	0.002%
Ceará	109	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	104	0.001%
Goiás	101	0.001%
Pernambuco	85	0.001%
Pará	75	0.001%
Paraíba	65	0.002%
Maranhão	64	0.001%
Espírito Santo	62	0.002%
Distrito Federal	59	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	54	0.002%
Amazonas	48	0.001%
Mato Grosso	46	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	36	0.001%
Sergipe	31	0.001%
Tocantins	28	0.002%
Piauí	26	0.001%
Alagoas	21	0.001%
Roraima	19	0.003%
Acre	18	0.002%
Rondônia	16	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jan

Wiktionary traces Jan, in Dutch, as an abbreviation of Johannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, Greek Ἰωάννης and Hebrew יוֹחָנָן. Behind the Name describes it as a form of Johannes used in several languages and gives it the Hebrew roots Yahweh + ḥanan; the base name John is explained as 'Yahweh is gracious'. Behind the Name lists João among the Portuguese forms of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,527 people named Jan, with a median age of 33; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Wiktionary: Jan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Jan · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Jan

What does the name Jan mean?

Jan means “form of Johannes (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Jan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,527 people with the first name Jan, which ranks it number 4,391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Jan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 129 women and 2,398 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jan?

Jan is a name of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jan most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jan (306 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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