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How popular is the name Wan?

Births per year, rank history and how many Wans are alive today.

Wan (male), a spelling of Juan, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 4992nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2003, when 7 babies were given the name, the 1962nd most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Juan you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Juans born in England and Wales are between 11 and 26, and there are at least 910 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Juan - on average, only one in every 333 such rooms contains a Juan.

How many babies are named Wan each year?

Includes all spellings: Wan, Juan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02040200020201996: 211997: 171998: 171999: 112000: 212001: 342002: 342003: 402004: 262005: 282006: 422007: 372008: 302009: 302010: 302011: 292012: 242013: 182014: 302015: 352016: 182017: 182018: 242019: 202020: 262021: 192022: 322023: 192024: 162025: 25actual

Where does the Wan spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201997: ranked 2,0222001: ranked 3,1342002: ranked 3,2252003: ranked 1,9622005: ranked 3,8492008: ranked 4,4322009: ranked 4,5272013: ranked 3,8222015: ranked 3,9082020: ranked 3,8482023: ranked 4,992

Where does the Juan spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 7281997: ranked 1,1131998: ranked 8871999: ranked 1,1992000: ranked 7942001: ranked 6022002: ranked 6332003: ranked 6532004: ranked 8152005: ranked 8912006: ranked 6532007: ranked 7422008: ranked 9642009: ranked 9722010: ranked 9422011: ranked 9582012: ranked 1,1192013: ranked 1,6172014: ranked 9592015: ranked 9502016: ranked 1,4312017: ranked 1,3982018: ranked 1,1322019: ranked 1,2532020: ranked 1,1922021: ranked 1,3292022: ranked 9492023: ranked 1,5332024: ranked 1,5952025: ranked 1,153

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Wan per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 42 in 2006
Wan: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Wan most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Juan, peaked in 2006, when 42 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Wan spelling itself peaked in 2003, with 7 babies.

How many people are called Wan?

At least 910 people named Wan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Wan?

Most living Wans are between 11 and 26; the most common age is about 19.

Is Wan becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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