Given name & surname
Jwan
“God is gracious”
Jwan is a variant of Juan. In Spanish use, Juan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jwan 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 233
- 141 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 408 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.
Jwan’s family of names
Jwan has a related form in Juan. In Burmese usage, Jwan is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ဇွန်.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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