Jan
Male#201 most common in Croatia4,751 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- God is gracious
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Jan
A Central European form of John, from Hebrew 'God is gracious'. Common in the Czech, Polish and Slovak traditions and used in Croatia.
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 195 births · #25 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
4,751 people in Croatia are called Jan, according to the 2021 census. That is #201 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Jan is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Jan
- Jan van Eyck — Flemish Renaissance painter
- Jan Hus — Czech church reformer
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.