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Jana
Rank in 2024
#1,334
Born in 2024
171
Peak year
1961 · #226
Origin
Czech
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 171 girls were named Jana, about 1 in every 9,434.
- It peaked in 1961 with 1,457 babies, ranked #226.
- It first shows up in the records in 1921.
- 46,004 girls have been named Jana since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jana per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.4Boomers1946–64
- 0.6Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 45 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 917 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 14,357 babies, 0.40 per 1,000. Gen X: 15,540 babies, 0.61 per 1,000. Millennials: 8,447 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,814 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,884 babies, 0.14 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Czech Jana, ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role. Doublet of Ivana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
- A female given name from Czech.
- Origin
- Czech
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jana, CC BY-SA 4.0.