The baby name Janik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈja.nik/ — YAH-neek.
Janik is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Janik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈja.nik/ — YAH-neek.
Janik is Slavic in Origin.
Janik is a diminutive-based variant of Jan, a pan‑Slavic and Central European form of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan ‘Yahweh is gracious.’ It appears both as a given name and a patronymic surname in Polish, Czech, and Slovak usage, carrying the sense ‘little Jan’ or ‘descendant of Jan.’ Spellings such as Janík (Czech/Slovak) coexist with the undiacritic Janik, and the form overlaps in feel with German Jannik.
As a familiar byname it is attested throughout Central Europe, later standing on its own; in German-speaking countries it rose in late-20th‑century name lists alongside Jannik and Breton-influenced Yannick. Today Janik remains less common than Jan or Polish Janek/Slovak Janík but is readily recognized. Related variants across languages include Jan, Janek, Janík, Janko, Jannik, Yannick, Johannes, Johan, Ioan, Ivan, Ian, Sean, and John. The core meaning is consistently ‘God is gracious,’ conveying divine favor or grace.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #266 | 24 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Girls | 2000 | #287 | 6 | 2,355 |
| Canada | Boys | 2003 | #287 | 5 | 2,024 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #298 | 8 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 6 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 1992 | #371 | 3 | 2,080 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| France | Boys | 2009 | #408 | 3 | 2,801 |
| Germany | 0 | #411 | 27 | 2,542 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #423 | 20 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #572 | 440 | 5,697 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,165 | 19 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 13 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Janik is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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