The baby name Janna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: JAN-uh (/ˈdʒænə/),German/Dutch: YAH-nah (/ˈjanə/ or /ˈjɑːnə/),Arabic: Jannah: JA-nah (/d͡ʒænːa/).
The baby name Janna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: JAN-uh (/ˈdʒænə/),German/Dutch: YAH-nah (/ˈjanə/ or /ˈjɑːnə/),Arabic: Jannah: JA-nah (/d͡ʒænːa/).
Janna is Arabic, Dutch, Germanic, Hebrew in Origin.
Janna is a feminine given name with layered origins. In much of Europe it functions as a short form or variant of Johanna/Joanna, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan, “Yahweh is gracious.” It appears in medieval Dutch records and persists in Scandinavian and Slavic naming, later entering English use with modest popularity in the mid-20th century. The name’s succinct, softly doubled consonants give it a modern feel while retaining a long Christian heritage.
In Arabic-speaking contexts, Janna (often spelled Jannah) draws from a different root meaning “garden; paradise,” a Qur’anic image of bliss, which lends the name a serene, devotional shade. Variants and cognates include Jana, Johanna, Joanna, Jeanne, Jeanna, and the Italian Gianna; related diminutives include Janni and Jannie. Depending on origin, Janna can thus convey either divine favor or heavenly garden, making it a cross-cultural choice with graceful simplicity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| Ireland | Girls | 1984 | #1 | — | 540 |
| NL | Girls | 2014 | #28 | 85 | 73 |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| GE | 0 | #42 | 3 | 997 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #70 | 6 | 1,051 |
| KZ | 0 | #75 | 16 | 1,452 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #87 | 562 | 5,862 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #88 | 5 | 865 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #94 | 11 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #117 | 9 | 3,755 |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #128 | 8 | 1,786 |
| IQ | 0 | #128 | 6 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #151 | 344 | 3,185 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #163 | 23 | 424 |
| RU | 0 | #165 | 25 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #184 | 328 | 1,368 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #193 | 534 | 11,913 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #228 | 15 | 6,293 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #233 | 1,650 | 3,895 |
| Finland | 0 | #236 | 72 | 830 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #254 | 32 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #255 | 20 | 6,291 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #256 | 8 | 7,056 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #264 | 53 | 15,378 |
| SG | 0 | #274 | 9 | 11,010 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #275 | 117 | 13,098 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #288 | 9 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #299 | 18 | 7,429 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #300 | 409 | 11,648 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #300 | 26 | 7,570 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #308 | 242 | 10,981 |
| MY | 0 | #318 | 13 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #324 | 18 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #330 | 20 | 8,829 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| BR | 0 | #334 | 12 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| NL | 0 | #343 | 49 | 2,481 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #356 | 9 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #361 | 26 | 8,413 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #364 | 33 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #379 | 126 | 11,303 |
| EG | 0 | #384 | 17 | 6,387 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| Germany | 0 | #390 | 48 | 2,542 | |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #401 | 115 | 19,177 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #407 | 14 | 1,885 |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #435 | 690 | 5,933 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #438 | 14 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #452 | 722 | 14,742 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #476 | 78 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #503 | 84 | 18,916 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #514 | 17 | 8,334 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 14 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #529 | 25 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #534 | 8 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #558 | 309 | 4,949 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #592 | 24 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #597 | 9 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #624 | 7 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 8 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #647 | 12 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #672 | 264 | 25,931 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #706 | 23 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #758 | 72 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #801 | 141 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #815 | 37 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #819 | 176 | 24,821 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #819 | 8 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #827 | 90 | 8,487 |
| MA | 0 | #853 | 280 | 20,986 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #855 | 32 | 15,035 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #868 | 214 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #899 | 85 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #906 | 38 | 14,861 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| TR | 0 | #1,040 | 172 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,047 | 137 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,064 | 113 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,095 | 17 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,112 | 30 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,152 | 27 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,197 | 251 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,558 | 57 | 28,008 |
Janna is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:
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