Given name · also Romani
Django
“God is gracious”
In English use, Django is a diminutive of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Original FrenchJean
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Django is a diminutive of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Django comes from Romani, and ultimately from French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Django is a diminutive of Jean. In English usage, Django developed from Jean.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Django through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 297
- 297 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,524 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,524 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 370 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Django’s family of names
In English usage, Django is a diminutive of Jean. In English usage, Django developed from the French form Jean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Django
- Django ReinhardtRomani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953)
- Django WarmerdamDutch footballerborn 1995
- Django BatesBritish musicianborn 1960
- Django LovettCanadian athleteborn 1992
Characters named Django: Django (film character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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