The baby name Janzen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒænzən/ (JAN-zən).
The baby name Janzen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒænzən/ (JAN-zən).
Janzen is Dutch, Germanic in Origin.
Janzen is a Dutch and Low German patronymic formed from Jan, the vernacular of Johannes/John, plus the genitival -zen/-sen, therefore "son of Jan." Through John, it traces to Hebrew Yohanan/Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious," often summarized as "God is gracious."
It has long been used as a surname across the Low Countries and northern Germany, especially among Mennonite and Plautdietsch-speaking communities that migrated via Prussia to Russia and later to Canada and the United States. As a first name, Janzen is a contemporary adoption in English-speaking countries, aligning with the trend of turning brisk, two-syllable surnames into given names. Close variants include Jansen, Janssen, Janszen, and Jantzen; related forms are Janson and, in Scandinavia, Jensen/Jenson ("son of Jens," a cognate of Jan). The name carries both the patronymic sense and the underlying blessing "God is gracious."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Janzen is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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