Jana

Meaning and origin of Jana

Popularity of Jana in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Jana has been stable (−2.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jana every 2.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Jana in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  365^th girls’ name98 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,577−4.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  636^th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,308

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  717^th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,404

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  813^th girls’ name135 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,688−1.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,245^th girls’ name552 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,754−5.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  905^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,064

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jannah1,810
• Janna860
• Janah (in French)100
• Janaa (in French)35
• Jahna5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jana

• Kamila
• Zina
• Nadia
• Mariya
• Layane
• Jennah
• Norah
• Tesnim
• Selma
• Kenza
• Mona
• Mira

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin