The baby name Jann is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /dʒæn/ ("JAN"); Dutch/Scandinavian: /jɑn/ ("YAHN").
The baby name Jann is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /dʒæn/ ("JAN"); Dutch/Scandinavian: /jɑn/ ("YAHN").
Jann is in Origin.
Jann is a northern European variant of Jan, itself a short form of Johannes/Johann, from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious” or “God is gracious.” The double‑n spelling is common in Low German and Frisian areas and appears in Scandinavian records, where it functions as a compact, masculine given name and occasionally as a patronymic surname.
In German, Dutch, and Scandinavian usage, Jann has been documented since the early modern period. In English-speaking countries it surfaces mainly from the mid‑20th century as a unisex alternative to Jan and as a clipped form of Janet, Janice, or Jane, adopted to signal a distinct spelling. Related forms and cognates include Jan, Johann, Johannes, Hans, Jens, Jannes, Jannik; feminine Janna and Jana; and the Breton/French Yann, Scottish Ian, and English John. Across these traditions, the core meaning remains “God is gracious.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| PH | 0 | #107 | 4 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #122 | 4 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| Norway | Boys | 1998 | #137 | 4 | 495 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #260 | 11 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #297 | 29 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #300 | 6 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #367 | 17 | 11,440 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #398 | 9 | 8,413 |
| MX | 0 | #400 | 14 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| France | Girls | 2010 | #419 | 6 | 3,152 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #541 | 46 | 18,916 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #648 | 18 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #750 | 203 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #755 | 15 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #759 | 9 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #850 | 29 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #865 | 17 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #876 | 45 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #903 | 33 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #949 | 34 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #956 | 39 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 129 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 50 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 11 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,113 | 29 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,515 | 100 | 28,008 |
Jann is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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