boy's name
Jaouen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 375
Jaouen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2011, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Jaouen over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 140 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 10 |
How popular is Jaouen?
In 2025, Jaouen was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Jaouen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jaouën | Jaouën is a rare spelling of Jaouen, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Jaouen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaouen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaouen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaouen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaouen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaouen
Is Jaouen a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaouen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jaouen most popular?
Jaouen peaked in 2011, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaouen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaouen currently ranks #4,459 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.