The baby name Kwan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/kwɑːn/ or /kwæn/', 'Korean (권)': '/kwʌn/', 'Mandarin (Guan)': '/ɡwan/ (approx.)', 'Cantonese (Kwan/關)': '/kwɐn/ (approx.)'}.
The baby name Kwan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/kwɑːn/ or /kwæn/', 'Korean (권)': '/kwʌn/', 'Mandarin (Guan)': '/ɡwan/ (approx.)', 'Cantonese (Kwan/關)': '/kwɐn/ (approx.)'}.
Kwan is in Origin.
Kwan is a cross-cultural name with East and Southeast Asian roots. In Cantonese it usually romanizes the surname 關 (Mandarin Guan), meaning a frontier pass or to close; this surname is linked to the famed general Guan Yu. In Korean, Kwan/Gwan (관) appears as a given-name syllable written with hanja such as 觀 “to observe,” 寬 “broad, tolerant,” 冠 “crown,” 管 “to govern,” or 官 “official.” In Thai, Kwan/Khwan (ขวัญ) means “vital spirit, good fortune.”
As a given name in English-speaking countries, Kwan is modern and largely heritage-driven; it skews masculine in Chinese and Korean use, and unisex in Thai. Variants and related forms include Guan (Pinyin), Kuan (Wade-Giles), Gwan in modern Korean romanization, Khwan in Thai, and Vietnamese Quan from the cognate 官. Meanings cluster around passage, authority, observation, and auspicious vitality.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #48 | 5 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #96 | 1,662 | 12,905 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #126 | 1,285 | 16,104 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| HK | 0 | #137 | 273 | 8,483 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #203 | 21 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #239 | 13 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #243 | 27 | 11,010 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| MY | 0 | #289 | 42 | 12,352 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #302 | 18 | 9,639 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #337 | 13 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #490 | 97 | 18,916 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #523 | 176 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #728 | 411 | 25,439 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #746 | 254 | 24,821 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Kwan is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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