Baby name
RISING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Jan
/YAHN/
Meaning
“Gift of God with consonantal opening”
Dutch, Polish, Slavic form of John from Hebrew meaning gift of God with consonantal opening.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Scandinavian and Central European standard; strong in Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic; rare in English regions.
The cultural moment.
Netherlands and Poland show consistent generational use; Germany increasing since 1990s; US minimal uptake.