Juan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1153 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Juan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1153
US Rank #159
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About the Name Juan
Juan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 403 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #602 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Juan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Juan in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #137, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Juan
Juan Musso — Juan Agustín Musso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.
Juan Grabois — Juan Grabois is an Argentine lawyer, professor, writer and social leader.
Juan Carlos I — Juan Carlos I (Spanish: [xwaŋˈ kaɾlos]; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Juan
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Juan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Juan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Juan has been fairly steady, ranked #1,153 in 2025 against #1,192 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #602 in 2001.
Juan is more popular in the US (#137) than in the UK (#1595). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Juan include: Juan Musso, Juan Grabois and Juan Carlos I. Short summaries for each appear below.
Juan appears in the US top 500 at #137 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Juan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 39 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Juan
Almost certainly the only Juan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Juan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Juan Carlos I (Spanish: [xwaŋˈ kaɾlos]; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until his abdication on 19 June 2014.
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer and politician who was the 29th and 40th president of Argentina, serving from 1946 to his overthrow in 1955, and from 1973 to 1974.
Juan Valverde de Amusco (or "de Hamusco") was born in the Crown of Castille in what is now Spain c. 1525 and studied medicine in Padua and Rome under Realdo Columbo and Bartolomeo Eustachi.
Juan de la Anunciación was an Augustinian friar who traveled to Mexico as a missionary and who published sermons and a doctrine in the Nahuatl language.