Given name
Juwan
“God is gracious”
Juwan is a variant of Juan. In Spanish use, Juan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Juwan is a variant of Juan. In Spanish use, Juan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
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
Juwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,790
- 3,780 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 641 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,410 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,410 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 641 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,968 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.
Juwan’s family of names
Juwan has a related form in Juan. In English usage, Juwan has a related form in Jawan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Juwan
- Juwan HowardAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1973
- Juwan StatenAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Juwan MorganAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Juwan JohnsonAmerican football playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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