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Janna

/ˈdʒænə/ · 100% girls · 84 born in 2025

Janna has been given to about 16,097 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,986
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 428
  • Born in 202584
  • All time16,097
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Janna?

Its best year was 1979, when 428 babies were given the name, ranking 472nd. The typical living American called Janna is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Janna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jana0.96
  2. Anna0.82
  3. Jayna0.85
  4. Hanna0.82
  5. Danna0.82
  6. Joanna0.81
  7. Dana0.78
  8. Jeanna0.81

Middle names for Janna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janna Rose0.83
  2. Janna Louise0.83
  3. Janna Pearl0.82
  4. Janna Quinn0.82
  5. Janna Nell0.82
  6. Janna Wren0.81

Sibling names for Janna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.89
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.89
  3. Larasister · 0.88
  4. Claybrother · 0.88
  5. Elisasister · 0.88
  6. Santosbrother · 0.85

Where Janna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Janna White0.78
  2. Janna Reyes0.78
  3. Janna Nguyen0.78
  4. Janna Moore0.78
  5. Janna Lee0.78
  6. Janna Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Janna

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Janna across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.