Janssen
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning son of Jan; a patronymic surname used as a given name.
Janssen by the numbers
Janssen was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1964, making it a 1960s name.
Other names that come from Jan
Like Janssen, each of these traces back to Jan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Janssen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jansenson of jan; a form of Janssen58 in the US (2017)
- Jensenson of Jens; patronymic surname used as given name1,048 in the US (2017)
- Jaxsenson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson111 in the US (2017)
- Jaysengod is gracious; a form of Jason63 in the US (2017)
- Jasenhealer; a form of Jason28 in the US (2017)
- Jansonson of Jan; a form of Janssen26 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Janssen
Names that are said the same way as Janssen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jansyn5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Janssen, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Janssen
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