MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jan mean?
Jan uses Persian jān, life or soul, a word also used affectionately for someone dear. In Urdu and Hindi speech it can serve as an endearment, carrying that intimate sense into personal naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
جان
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jan in Indian usage
29,385 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,649 records (19.2%).
- Recorded as male: 23,736 records (80.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 760 |
| 1940s | 1,959 |
| 1950s | 3,635 |
| 1960s | 5,071 |
| 1970s | 5,798 |
| 1980s | 7,278 |
| 1990s | 4,657 |
| Other decades | 227 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,544 |
| Haryana | 4,460 |
| Maharashtra | 1,421 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,052 |
| Bihar | 989 |
| Rajasthan | 769 |
| Uttarakhand | 576 |
| Jharkhand | 524 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 503 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 436 |
| Assam | 426 |
| Delhi | 263 |
| Punjab | 140 |
| Chandigarh | 120 |
| Other states | 162 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jan / M | 57 | 639 |
| Scotland | Jan / M | 6 | 495 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jan; Table_6, C650 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jan; Table_6, C650
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy