Juan

HWAN (Spanish), JOO-an (Manx)

Spanish and Manx variation of John

"the Lord is gracious"

Juan Origin and Meaning

The name Juan is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "the Lord is gracious".

Juan, the Spanish version of John, is ubiquitous in the Spanish-speaking world, and is familiar internationally via such references as Don Juan and San Juan.

Juan has countless high-achieving namesakes. Internationally, it's one of the most recognized Spanish names for boys. As a baby name, Juan in the US is off its 1990s peak.

Juan Rank in US Top 1000

# 141 in the US

Juan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1692 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Juan

• 141 US 2023
• 1692 Nameberry 2025
• 966 England 2015
• 31 Spain 2023
• 56 Mexico 2021
• 5 Argentina 2021
• 27 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Juan

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• Craig
• Dwayne
• Chris
• Steve
• Mario
• Tony
• Pedro
• Ricky
• Steven
• Tom
• Jerry
• Jorge
• Allen
• Barry
• Gustavo
• Randy
• Jonathon

Famous People Named Juan

• Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón Dos Sicilias, King of Spain
• Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg Infante of Spain, Count of Barcelona (father of Juan Carlos)
• Juan Domingo Peron 29th and 40th President of Argentina
• Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish explorer and conquistador
• Juan Manuel de Rosas Argentine politician and army officer
• Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen Alem President of Argentina
• Giovanni "Juan" Borgia 2nd Duke of Gandía
• Juan Manuel Mata (Garcia) Spanish footballer
• Juan Gabriel Pareja American actor
• Juan Ramon Jimenez (Mantecon) Spanish poet, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Juan Gris (born Jose Victoriano [Carmelo Carlos] Gonzalez Perez), Spanish Cubist sculptor
• Juan Tizol Puerto Rican jazz trombonist
• Juan Pablo Galavis (Guinand) Venezuelan footballer and reality TV personality ("The Bachelor")
• Juan Martín del Potro Argentine tennis player
• Juan Cespedes Uribe Dominican baseball player
• Juan Manuel Santos 32nd President of Colombia
• Juan Emilio Bosch 43rd President of the Dominican Republic
• Juan Almeida Bosque Cuban revolutionary
• Juan Fernando Quintero Colombian professional footballer

The name Juan in Pop Culture

• Juan Castillo character in telenovela "Destinos"
• Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
• Juan Corrida character from "Ace Attorney"
• Juan Ceballos charcter in DC Universe
• Dom Juan character in "Dom Juan" by Moliere
• Don Juan epic poem by Lord Byron and its main character
• Don Juan main character in Philippine story "Ibong Adarna"
• Juan water,type gym leader in the Pokémon video games
• Juan Cabrillo main character in "Oregon Files" by Clive Cussler
• Juan Rico character in Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"
• Juan Sánchez Villa Lobos Ramírez, character in the "Highlander" movie series
• Juan Tamad character in Philippine folklore
• Juan Valdez coffee mascot
• Juan Tomás character in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"
• Juan character in Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising"