US rank #137 Boys' name Peak 2005 363,250 births

Juan — #137 US boys' name

363,250 babies named Juan in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#137
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.0% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Juan was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8,230 babies were named Juan in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juan

The Social Security Administration has registered 363,250 babies named Juan between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juan currently holds the #137 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8,230 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75,845 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Juan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 117,978 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Juan in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 363,250 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Juan at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

363,250

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2005

8,230 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#137

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2005)
8,230
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Juan popularity over time — girls

2,760 total births recorded since 1915 (Juan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 2,760 births
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Juan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75,845 births that decade — 21% of Juan's all-time total
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Juan by state

Where Juan concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
117,978 32.5%
#2 California
95,488 26.3%
#3 New York
20,096 5.5%
#4 Illinois
16,310 4.5%
#5 Florida
14,561 4.0%
#6 Arizona
11,797 3.2%
#7 New Jersey
6,846 1.9%
#8 New Mexico
6,368 1.8%
Texas share of Juan's total US births 32.5%
Even split

117,978 of 363,250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Juan appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juan?
363,250 babies have been named Juan since 1880. It currently ranks #137 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 8,230 births.
When was Juan most popular?
Juan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75,845 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Juan most popular?
The top states for the name Juan are Texas (117,978 births), California (95,488 births), New York (20,096 births).
How long has the name Juan been used?
Juan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juancarlos, Juanpablo, Juaquin, Juanito, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.