Jana has been given to about 46,223 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1961, when 1,456 babies were given the name, ranking 226th. The typical living American called Jana is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
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.