Janina
Meaning
a Polish classic from the John family, the feminine answer to Jan: God is gracious
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Janina has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
962 people · the #8,515 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 41
Among people named Janina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Janina
Most people given the name Janina in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Janina you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Janina deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Janina truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Janina fits with your family’s names and surname.
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