The baby name Jank is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced YAHNK (approx.) — IPA: /jɑŋk/ (Slavic pronunciation),JANK (English approximation) — IPA: /dʒæŋk/.
Jank is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Jank is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced YAHNK (approx.) — IPA: /jɑŋk/ (Slavic pronunciation),JANK (English approximation) — IPA: /dʒæŋk/.
Jank is Slavic in Origin.
Jank is a rare masculine given name of Central European stock, used as a short form of Jan or Johann/Johannes in Slavic and German settings. These ultimately descend from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “God is gracious.” The form likely arose as a clipped pet name beside Janek, Janik, and Janko, later stabilizing as an independent byname and then a surname across Silesia, Bohemia, Austria, and Poland.
As a first name, Jank appears only sporadically today and is more familiar as a family name. Close relatives and variants include Jan, Janek, Janik, Janko, Jannik, Janusz (Polish), János (Hungarian), Ivan (Slavic), and Johann/Johannes (German), with English cognate John and Irish Seán. Note that “jank” is also informal English slang for something subpar, a modern association to weigh in anglophone contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #865 | 56 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #982 | 20 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,587 | 28 | 28,008 |
Jank is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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