Boys' name · since 1880
Juan
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 365,606 babies named Juan, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #93 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #159 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365,606
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Juan currently ranks #159 among boys' names in America, with 365,606 babies recorded since 1880.
Juan has 365,606 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #159 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #93 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #159 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 365,606 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juan ranks #93 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #159 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 365,606 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #93 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #159 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365,606
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Juan's 365,606 recorded births place it above 99.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Juan compares
365,606 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Juan's all-time total is 991x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 365,606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8,231 | 34 | 22,252 |
Juan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Juan splits its recorded history at 1953: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (39 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8,231 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Juan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 8,231
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Juan popularity over time - girls
2,760 total births recorded since 1915 (Juan as girls' name)
Juan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (75,854 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Juan's strongest decade.
75,854 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Juan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 526
1880s
526 births
- 1890s 538
1890s
538 births
- 1900s 912
1900s
912 births
- 1910s 3,113
1910s
3,113 births
- 1920s 7,039
1920s
7,039 births
- 1930s 6,614
1930s
6,614 births
- 1940s 10,557
1940s
10,557 births
- 1950s 18,771
1950s
18,771 births
- 1960s 23,457
1960s
23,457 births
- 1970s
1970s
43,404 births
- 1980s
1980s
51,447 births
- 1990s
1990s
70,919 births
- 2000s
2000s
75,854 births
- 2010s
2010s
37,427 births
- 2020s 15,028
2020s
15,028 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75,854 births (21% of all-time use).
How Juan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Juan's total volume
Juan by state
Where Juan concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 118,596 | 32.4% |
| #2 | California | | 95,932 | 26.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 20,158 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16,403 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 14,723 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 11,870 | 3.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6,888 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 6,382 | 1.7% |
118,596 of 365,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Juan appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Juan's data
- Juan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75,854 total births); usage has since declined to 15,028 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Juans (118,596 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Juan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Juan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.