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Jana

“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Czech origin

Girl's name · #1241 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jana has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #226 (1961) · 46,185 babies named Jana all-time · 1 in 9,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #64 in Switzerland (2024) · #70 in Austria (2025) · #80 in Czechia (2025) · #88 in Spain (2024) · #90 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Janas

• Jana Novotná — Czech tennis player (1968–2017)
• Jana Burčeska — Macedonian singer
• Jana Fett — Croatian female tennis player
• Jana Pittman — Australian hurdler and bobsledder
• Jana Tichá — Czech astronomer

In stories & tradition

• Jana Hawkes — The Young and the Restless
• Jana Brandner — Verbotene Liebe
• Jana — mythological Roman character

What Janas become

Among 4,257 notable people named Jana:

Medical professionals appear 3.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jana Doleželová, Miss Czech Republic, model and pharmacist.

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