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Jana

/ˈdʒænə/ · 100% girls · 181 born in 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒænə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 42,768
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 1,456
  • Born in 2025181
  • All time46,223
  • England & Wales, 2025#689 · 54

How popular is Jana?

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.

Names that sound like Jana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janna0.96
  2. Jayna0.85
  3. Dana0.81
  4. Ana0.81
  5. Lana0.81
  6. Hana0.81
  7. Tana0.81
  8. Juana0.80

Middle names for Jana

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

Sibling names for Jana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.92
  2. Wadebrother · 0.92
  3. Rockybrother · 0.92
  4. Laurelsister · 0.91
  5. Claybrother · 0.90
  6. Heidisister · 0.90

Where Jana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Minnesota0.01%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jana 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.