Lejuan
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "refuge" or "shelter".
Name Census estimates that about 199 living Americans carry the first name Lejuan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lejuan today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lejuan births was 1989 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lejuan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
199
~ 1 in 1,722,384 Americans
Peak year
1989
15 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2018 SSA rank
#13,348
Tracked since 1972
Census
Lejuan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 196 people with the first name Lejuan, which placed it at #38,869 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,869
National first-name rank
People counted
196
196 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
89.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lejuan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lejuan is Black at 89.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lejuan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lejuan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American89.3% · 175
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 6
- Two or more races2.0% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 3
- White1.0% · 2
Popularity
Lejuan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lejuan from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 62 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lejuan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lejuan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lejuan
The name Lejuan is believed to have originated from the Spanish language, with its roots tracing back to the late 15th or early 16th century during the height of the Spanish Empire. It is thought to be a combination of the Spanish words "le" meaning "the" and "juan" which is the Spanish form of the name John, derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan meaning "Graced by God."
Lejuan is not a widely documented name in historical records, but it is assumed to have been primarily used in Spain and its colonies during the colonial era. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Spanish parish records from the 16th and 17th centuries, though these references are relatively scarce.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Lejuan was a Spanish explorer and conquistador named Lejuan de Velasco, who was born in 1492 and accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer Mexico in 1519. De Velasco played a significant role in the subjugation of the Aztec Empire and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain.
Another notable figure with the name Lejuan was a 17th-century Spanish playwright and poet named Lejuan de la Cruz. Born in 1591 in Seville, de la Cruz was a prominent figure in the Spanish Golden Age of literature and is best known for his religious plays and poetry.
In the late 18th century, a Spanish military officer named Lejuan de Rosas was a key figure in the Spanish resistance against the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. De Rosas led guerrilla forces in the Peninsular War and became a national hero for his role in the eventual expulsion of French forces from Spanish territory.
A more recent historical figure with the name Lejuan was Lejuan de Herreros, a 19th-century Spanish playwright and poet born in 1819. De Herreros was a prominent figure in the Romantic movement in Spanish literature and is celebrated for his comedic plays and satirical works.
While the name Lejuan has Spanish origins, it has also been used, though less frequently, in other Spanish-speaking countries and regions with historical ties to Spain, such as parts of Latin America and the Philippines. However, its usage has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, with only a handful of notable individuals bearing the name.
People
Lejuan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lejuan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lejuan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lejuan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 199 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lejuan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,722,384 US residents.
Is Lejuan a common name?
We classify Lejuan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 207 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lejuan most popular?
The single biggest year for Lejuan was 1989, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lejuan is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lejuan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 196 people with the name Lejuan, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,869 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lejuan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lejuan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lejuan leans strongly male. 178 people counted with this name were male (89.0%), compared with 22 female bearers (11.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lejuan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lejuan is Black at 89.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lejuan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lejuan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.3% (175 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lejuan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lejuan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lejuan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lejuan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lejuan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lejuan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Lejuan?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Lejuan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.