The baby name Janike is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-nee-keh (IPA: /ˈjɑːni.kə/).
Janike is Dutch, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Janike is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-nee-keh (IPA: /ˈjɑːni.kə/).
Janike is Dutch, Scandinavian in Origin.
Janike is a Scandinavian feminine given name, chiefly Norwegian, formed as a diminutive of Johanne/Johanna or Jana, all ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan, “Yahweh is gracious.” Its -ke ending reflects a North Sea diminutive pattern shared with Dutch and Low German, where -ke/-ken creates affectionate forms; compare Dutch Janneke and Frisian Wiebke. Norwegian spellings Jannike and Janicke are closely related, and the pronunciation is typically YAH-nee-keh.
Evidence of Janike appears in Norway from the late 19th century, with usage rising in the 1960s–80s alongside similar -ke names, then tapering but remaining familiar. The name occurs occasionally in Sweden and Germany and may be read as a slimmed variant of Janneke in the Netherlands. Related or cognate forms include Jannike, Janicke, Janeke, Janneke, Janika (also a feminine form in Finland/Slavic areas but masculine as a diminutive of János in Hungarian), Jana, and Johanna. Meaning: “God is gracious.”
Janike is an uncommon pick. There are only 40 recorded uses of it in our data, from 11 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Janike is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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