The first name Janna
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, a fanciful modern variant of Jane.
A form of Jane.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Janna, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 15 births (#1,894).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Janna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Janna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 84 girls born in the United States were named Janna, the 2,203rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 428 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Janna
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Janna LevinAmerican theoretical cosmologist, born 1967
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Janna?
- Janna comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Janna?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Janna, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2024, with 15 births.
- Is Janna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,097 US babies named Janna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Janna most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 428 babies were named Janna, its highest rank at 472nd.
- What name is Janna a form of?
- Janna is a form of Jane.