Quan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 21 babies a year in the US.
Quan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Quan. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 43 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Quan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Quan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Quan
Names that are said the same way as Quan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kayinform of cain, acquired or spear17 in the US (2017)
- Kauanfrom the forest; a Brazilian indigenous name12 in the US (2017)
- Kayhanlord of the world; ruler6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kawanfriend or companion6 in the US (2017)
- Kahanthe priest3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kayan34 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Quan
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