Janna
Meaning
variant of Jane, traditionally God is gracious
Janna around the world
One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language
The constellation
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Janna peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
146 people · the #31,671 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29
Among people named Janna 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 Janna
People given the name Janna in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Janna deep dive
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