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.

# 141 in the US

Juan Rank in US Top 1000

# 1565 on Nameberry

Juan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Juan Popularity

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

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"