The baby name Jannie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: ˈdʒæni (JAN-ee); Dutch/Afrikaans: ˈjɑni (YAH-nee).
The baby name Jannie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: ˈdʒæni (JAN-ee); Dutch/Afrikaans: ˈjɑni (YAH-nee).
Jannie is Afrikaans, Dutch, English in Origin.
Jannie is a cross-cultural diminutive derived from the John/Jane family of names. In English it shortens Jane or Janet; in Dutch and Afrikaans it stems from Jan or Johanna/Janna; Scandinavian and Frisian usage echoes the same roots. All trace back to Latin Johannes and Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious."
Usage varies by region and gender. In English-speaking countries, Jannie appears from the 19th century as a pet form, less common than Janie but attested in records and literature. In the Netherlands it functions mainly as a feminine nickname; in South Africa's Afrikaans community it is widely used as a masculine given name, often independent of Jan. Related forms and variants include Jan, Jane, Janet, Janie, Janey, Janny, Janna, Jana, Johanna, Jeannie, Jeanne, Janine, and the formal Johannes.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #83 | 4,290 | 5,933 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #98 | 400 | 7,429 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| DK | 0 | #145 | 62 | 5,198 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #194 | 42 | 6,830 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| NL | 0 | #238 | 160 | 2,481 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| France | Girls | 1960 | #272 | 3 | 1,125 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2004 | #292 | 5 | 2,526 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #301 | 2,041 | 25,619 |
| ZA | 0 | #303 | 145 | 14,421 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #337 | 13 | 8,829 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #343 | 9 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #350 | 8 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #379 | 12 | 13,098 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #542 | 6 | 10,981 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #547 | 40 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #570 | 46 | 16,104 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #773 | 14 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #893 | 59 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #913 | 8 | 8,741 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #915 | 80 | 24,821 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,099 | 43 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Jannie is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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