Jowan comes from the Cornish / Hebrew tradition, meaning God is Merciful.
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How popular is Jowan?
1997peak year
Jowan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1980. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1997, 14 babies received the name (ranked #4566). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10852), with roughly 6 babies named Jowan each year. In total, around 157 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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