Juan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Juan \juan\ is pronounced wahn. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious", often used in combination with other names. Basketball player Juwan Howard; baseball player Juan Gonzales; King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Juan has 5 variant forms: Juancarlos, Juanito, Juanluis, Juanpablo and Juwan.

For more information, see also related names DeJuan and Huon.

Baby names that sound like Juan are Euan, Jan, Jean and Jian.

Juan is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Juan. Click here to compare Juan with related baby names.