Meaning of the nameJuan
Juan is a male name, the Spanish form of João, from Latin Iohannes and, before that, from Hebrew, with the sense of 'Yahweh is gracious'.
- People (2022)
- 67,908
- Rank in Brazil
- #449
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 45,735
- people
Juan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Juan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (27,362 people).
515 women 67,393 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 Juan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Juan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Roraima 0.126%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.064%
- Amazonas 0.061%
- São Paulo 0.038%
- Santa Catarina 0.033%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 16,758 | 0.038% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 10,242 | 0.064% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,412 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,506 | 0.032% |
| Bahia | 3,404 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 3,355 | 0.029% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,534 | 0.033% |
| Ceará | 2,503 | 0.029% |
| Amazonas | 2,402 | 0.061% |
| Pará | 2,182 | 0.027% |
| Pernambuco | 2,142 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 1,709 | 0.024% |
| Maranhão | 1,573 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 953 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 914 | 0.024% |
| Distrito Federal | 889 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso | 883 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 867 | 0.026% |
| Roraima | 805 | 0.126% |
| Piauí | 757 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 745 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 712 | 0.026% |
| Sergipe | 582 | 0.026% |
| Rondônia | 370 | 0.023% |
| Tocantins | 310 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 245 | 0.030% |
| Amapá | 154 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Juan
Wiktionary traces Juan from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iohannes and from Greek Iōánnēs, going back to a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh is gracious', and defines it as the name of the biblical John. Behind the Name gives it as the Spanish form of Iohannes, the Latin form of João. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) notes that, in Brazil, Juan is usually pronounced as in Spanish, something like 'Ruan', and therefore treats the spellings with R as variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 67,908 people named Juan, with a median age of 17. Most were born in the 2000s and 2010s and, proportionally, the name is most common in Roraima.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Juan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Juan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Juan
What does the name Juan mean?
Juan means “Yahweh is gracious”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Juan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 67,908 people with the first name Juan, which ranks it number 449 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Juan a boy's or a girl's name?
Juan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 515 women and 67,393 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Juan?
Juan is a name of Spanish and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Juan most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.126% of the state's population is named Juan (805 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean grace
See all- João♂God is gracious3,430,608 people
- Jean♂Yahweh is gracious171,850 people
- Ruan♂'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)160,379 people
- Ivan♂Slavic form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'120,452 people
- Geovane♂Form of Giovanni, 'Yahweh is gracious'67,942 people
- Ian♂Form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'56,390 people
- Giovani♂Form of Giovanni, the Italian John, 'Yahweh is gracious'30,487 people
- Geovani♂Form of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'27,307 people
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- Romero♂Pilgrim7,913 people
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