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“God is gracious” — Hebrew via Czech origin
Girl's name · #1247 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Jana — on the books since 1921, #1247 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 46,000 girls share it. Together with its spelling variants Jannah (#1520) and Janna (#2203), Jana would rank around #701 with about 400 births last year — the newborns split about 44/35/21 across Jana, Jannah, and Janna.
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.
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.
Similar names: Janna · Betsy · Janiyah · Dana · Tamara · Dina
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