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The baby name Jana is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdʒɑːnə/ (JAH-nuh),English (variant): /ˈdʒeɪnə/ (JAY-nuh),Czech/Slovak: /ˈjana/ (YAH-nah),Arabic: /ˈdʒana/ (JAH-nah).

Jana is Arabic, Latin, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Latin, Slavic
Pronunciation: English: /ˈdʒɑːnə/ (JAH-nuh),English (variant): /ˈdʒeɪnə/ (JAY-nuh),Czech/Slovak: /ˈjana/ (YAH-nah),Arabic: /ˈdʒana/ (JAH-nah)

What is the meaning of the name Jana ?

The baby name Jana is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdʒɑːnə/ (JAH-nuh),English (variant): /ˈdʒeɪnə/ (JAY-nuh),Czech/Slovak: /ˈjana/ (YAH-nah),Arabic: /ˈdʒana/ (JAH-nah).

Jana is Arabic, Latin, Slavic in Origin.

Jana is a pan-European feminine form of Jan/John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan, 'Yahweh is gracious.' It is standard in Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian, and German, typically pronounced YAH-nah, while English use sometimes favors JAY-nuh. The name also occurs independently in Arabic as Jana, 'harvest; fruit of Paradise,' and is homophonous with Sanskrit jana 'people,' which occasionally informs South Asian use.

Sustained by the medieval veneration of St. John, Jana has ranked among the most common female names in Central Europe and gained broader popularity in Germany and the Netherlands from the late 20th century; in the United States it peaked in the 1970s. Variants and related forms include Janna, Yana/Iana, Janae, Janina, Janika, Janka, and diminutive Janie; cognates are Jane, Joan, Jeanne, Johanna, and Ivana. Masculine counterparts include Jan, John, Johan, Ioan, Sean, Ian, and Juan.

Jana has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Jana

Jana Brejchová Actor · Born 1940 · Czech Republic Jana Brejchová was a celebrated Czech film actress best known for her work in classic Czech cinema. Over a career spanning more than five decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, including The Shop on Main Street, Transport from Paradise, and The Nun's Night, from 1953 until 2009. Jana Pallaske Musician · Born 1979 · Germany Jana Pallaske is best known as a German actress and singer. She performs with the rock band Spitting Off Tall Buildings and has also worked in film and television.

Celebrity babies named Jana

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Jana Diab Amr Diab singer ★★★★★

Jana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
CZ Girls 0 #1 29,382 5,378
IR Girls 0 #1 29,536 8,334
CZ 0 #2 2,236 3,154
IR 0 #2 2,152 4,221
EE 0 #18 20 1,051
EE Girls 0 #19 210 1,888
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
MD 0 #32 3 434
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
SI Girls 0 #36 220 2,769
Germany Girls 0 #39 9,856 4,949
SI 0 #39 44 1,612
GE 0 #41 4 997
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
RS Girls 0 #44 175 1,651
Austria Girls 2024 #47 166 60
Switzerland Girls 2024 #54 99 1,786
Germany 0 #57 939 2,542
CY 0 #58 3 1,632
EG Girls 0 #59 21,193 14,742
GE Girls 0 #59 51 1,564
LU 0 #59 8 2,830
SA Girls 0 #64 3,582 25,931
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
RS 0 #70 15 923
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
MD Girls 0 #75 16 865
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
LB 0 #76 2,150 13,263
KW Girls 0 #77 755 19,177
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
JO Girls 0 #80 813 7,570
LT 0 #84 5 949
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
PH 0 #86 11 5,607
IQ Girls 0 #88 947 11,303
QA Girls 0 #95 261 15,378
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
QA 0 #98 9 7,011
KW 0 #103 14 5,216
CY Girls 0 #108 14 3,755
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
IQ 0 #109 21 3,533
HR Girls 0 #110 342 3,687
Austria Girls 0 #112 728 1,885
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
Norway Girls 2024 #118 4 444
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
GR 0 #125 10 3,911
BG Girls 0 #126 106 3,559
JO 0 #127 11 2,158
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
MT Girls 0 #133 19 3,773
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
Belgium Girls 2024 #135 51 424
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
HR 0 #136 44 2,081
France Girls 2021 #139 374 3,185
Austria 0 #141 76 850
LU Girls 0 #142 45 4,850
AE 0 #143 35 10,220
PS Girls 0 #143 726 10,981
LT Girls 0 #146 49 1,904
AE Girls 0 #147 532 20,968
RS Boys 0 #150 5 2,277
Sweden Girls 2022 #158 22 1,568
AL Girls 0 #162 62 4,141
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
SY 0 #172 1,506 11,684
EG 0 #179 352 6,387
RU 0 #179 11 3,641
GR Girls 0 #184 59 6,293
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
IL Girls 0 #200 700 11,648
PS 0 #206 13 5,692
HU Girls 0 #207 17 3,308
PL 0 #207 6 2,600
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
NA Girls 0 #212 13 7,146
CZ Boys 0 #213 96 6,530
BG Boys 0 #216 5 3,850
Canada Girls 2024 #217 69 2,795
LY 0 #227 402 12,703
BD 0 #235 7 5,992
SA 0 #238 58 10,560
JP Girls 0 #243 9 6,592
OM Girls 0 #243 155 15,987
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
EC Girls 0 #250 9 3,650
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
PL Girls 0 #256 106 5,096
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
RU Girls 0 #258 317 11,913
IL 0 #261 14 6,291
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
BR 0 #273 73 5,969
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
DK Girls 0 #274 43 7,429
SG 0 #274 9 11,010
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
KZ Girls 0 #289 32 5,862
Finland Girls 0 #290 104 1,368
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
Finland 0 #294 14 830
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
PE 0 #301 10 6,350
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
SD Girls 0 #311 35 7,678
ZA 0 #318 130 14,421
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
PH Girls 0 #319 73 13,098
CN Girls 0 #323 27 8,829
YE 0 #330 52 8,639
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
MU Girls 0 #337 15 8,539
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
JO Boys 0 #343 35 7,057
NL 0 #345 47 2,481
EG Boys 0 #351 943 15,035
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
BD Girls 0 #362 25 8,413
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
BR Girls 0 #370 1,024 12,708
Spain 0 #371 82 2,326
MA 0 #378 1,587 20,986
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
Spain Girls 0 #394 933 5,561
CL 0 #395 17 6,867
MX 0 #400 14 8,339
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
PT Girls 0 #404 48 7,952
BH 0 #437 117 17,937
DZ 0 #452 1,158 20,130
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
IR Boys 0 #461 92 10,162
PA Girls 0 #462 20 9,861
CO 0 #470 11 7,768
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
GT Girls 0 #484 22 7,500
UY Girls 0 #487 24 6,731
CR Girls 0 #488 45 11,342
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
SG Girls 0 #506 81 18,916
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
AR Girls 0 #512 88 8,289
Finland Girls 2026 #514 275 3,895
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
PS Boys 0 #521 28 10,655
BD Boys 0 #545 32 10,045
IQ Boys 0 #547 121 13,071
ZA Girls 0 #550 820 25,928
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
NL Girls 0 #559 443 5,933
IT Girls 0 #566 1,495 9,415
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IN Girls 0 #578 54 13,121
HK Girls 0 #579 37 16,104
SG Boys 0 #579 119 17,960
QA Boys 0 #581 127 18,093
BO Girls 0 #583 29 9,488
IL Boys 0 #591 17 10,983
KW Boys 0 #598 172 18,755
IT 0 #600 115 4,183
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
CL Girls 0 #625 233 14,098
TN 0 #637 201 13,765
CL Boys 0 #656 10 13,390
BR Boys 0 #728 24 12,213
United States Girls 2024 #746 171 8,487
NG Girls 0 #763 24 15,093
CO Girls 0 #782 317 16,140
MX Girls 0 #796 432 17,781
OM Boys 0 #800 82 17,948
PE Girls 0 #811 133 14,861
MY Girls 0 #815 180 24,821
IN Boys 0 #844 158 16,750
Germany Boys 0 #898 55 5,697
CO Boys 0 #909 12 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #910 21 5,610
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
TR 0 #933 288 19,440
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
AE Boys 0 #951 142 22,615
MY Boys 0 #955 157 25,439
MX Boys 0 #971 12 16,355
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
ZA Boys 0 #1,146 33 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,186 445 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,430 42 10,046

Jana is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
France
Canada
Belgium
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about Jana

Jana is predominantly a girl's name.
Jana is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˈdʒɑːnə/ (JAH-nuh),English (variant): /ˈdʒeɪnə/ (JAY-nuh),Czech/Slovak: /ˈjana/ (YAH-nah),Arabic: /ˈdʒana/ (JAH-nah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Janna, Janah, Jayna, Yana and Jána.
Yes, very popular — Jana ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Jana ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Jana's popularity is declining. It moved from #114 in 2014 to #118 in 2024 in Norway.
Yes — 2 notable people named Jana are in our database, including Jana Brejchová (Actor), Jana Pallaske (Musician).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Jana for their child, including Amr Diab.