Jejuan
An English variant of the Spanish name Juan, meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 211 living Americans carry the first name Jejuan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jejuan today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jejuan births was 1997 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jejuan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
211
~ 1 in 1,624,428 Americans
Peak year
1997
16 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,332
Tracked since 1973
Census
Jejuan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 215 people with the first name Jejuan, which placed it at #36,733 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,733
National first-name rank
People counted
215
215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jejuan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jejuan is Black at 92.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.2%) and White (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jejuan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jejuan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.6% · 199
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 9
- White1.9% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Popularity
Jejuan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jejuan from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 97 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Jejuan remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jejuan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jejuan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jejuan
The given name Jejuan has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the region of southern Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 3500 BCE. The name is derived from the Sumerian words "je," meaning "to go," and "juan," meaning "river." It is believed that the name was initially given to individuals who lived near or traveled along the rivers that crisscrossed the region, such as the Tigris and Euphrates.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jejuan can be found in the Sumerian cuneiform tablets from the city of Uruk, dating back to around 2500 BCE. These tablets were used to document administrative records, legal contracts, and literary works. The name appears in several accounts of trade and commerce, suggesting that Jejuan may have been a common name among merchants or traders who navigated the waterways of ancient Mesopotamia.
In the centuries that followed, the name Jejuan made its way into various ancient texts and historical records. It is mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known literary works from Mesopotamia, dating back to around 2100 BCE. The name appears in a passage describing a character who journeys along the river in search of immortality.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jejuan. One of the earliest recorded was Jejuan of Kish, a Sumerian ruler who reigned around 2600 BCE. He is credited with expanding the city-state of Kish and establishing trade routes along the rivers of Mesopotamia.
Another significant figure was Jejuan the Navigator, a Phoenician explorer who lived around 800 BCE. According to historical accounts, he was renowned for his expertise in navigating the Mediterranean Sea and is believed to have played a crucial role in establishing Phoenician trade colonies throughout the region.
In the realm of religion, Jejuan the Scribe is remembered as a prominent figure in the early Christian Church. Born in 215 CE in the city of Antioch, he was known for his meticulous transcription of biblical texts and is credited with preserving many of the earliest copies of the Gospels.
During the Islamic Golden Age, Jejuan al-Razi, born in 854 CE in the city of Ray (modern-day Iran), was a renowned physician, philosopher, and polymath. He made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine, chemistry, and philosophy, and his writings were widely studied throughout the Islamic world and beyond.
In more recent centuries, the name Jejuan has been less common, but there have been a few notable individuals who carried it. Jejuan Pérez de Guzmán, born in 1579 in Seville, Spain, was a renowned painter and sculptor during the Baroque period. His works adorned many churches and palaces throughout Spain and are celebrated for their intricate details and religious themes.
People
Jejuan + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
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FAQ
Jejuan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jejuan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 211 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jejuan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,624,428 US residents.
Is Jejuan a common name?
We classify Jejuan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 217 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jejuan most popular?
The single biggest year for Jejuan was 1997, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jejuan is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jejuan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 215 people with the name Jejuan, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,733 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jejuan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jejuan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jejuan leans strongly male. 197 people counted with this name were male (92.5%), compared with 16 female bearers (7.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jejuan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jejuan is Black at 92.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.2%) and White (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jejuan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jejuan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.6% (199 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jejuan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jejuan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jejuan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jejuan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jejuan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jejuan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jejuan?
You can see how many Americans are named Jejuan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.