Jannah
Jannah was the 1520th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1515th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 596 places. More babies were named Jannah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jana) form of Jane/Joanna; "God is gracious" · Czech, Slavic, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,520 girls, up 568 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 140girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,558babies recorded
What does the name Jannah mean?
Jannah is a spelling of Jana, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jana's meaning and origin.
Jana is the Czech, Slovak and Slavic feminine of Jan (John), and is common in Central Europe. Like Jane and Joanna, it goes back through Greek to the Hebrew Yohanan, "God is gracious". Wikipedia notes that the same spelling is used for unrelated names in other languages, including an Arabic name meaning "harvest". In the US, Jana was most popular in the 1970s, often pronounced JAN-uh.
Ἰωάννα (Koine Greek, “Iōanna”)יוֹחָנָה (Hebrew, “Yohanah, "God is gracious"”)
How sure is this? Probable. Several unrelated names are spelled Jana; the Slavic feminine of John is the usual one in the US.
Related names: Jane, Joanna, Janna, Jan, Johanna.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Jana (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jannah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,520 | 140 |
| 2020 | #2,088 | 88 |
| 2010 | #2,919 | 59 |
| 2000 | #4,112 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,428 | 22 |
| 1980 | #4,818 | 15 |
| 1970 | #8,491 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jannah, counting every spelling?
Jannah is a spelling of Jana, a name family that ranked #680 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,520 for Jannah on its own. Together these spellings went to 418 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jana | 181 | #1,247 | 994 |
| Jannah | 140 | #1,520 | 575 |
| Janna | 84 | #2,203 | 390 |
| Janah | 5 | #15,899 | 28 |
| Jaana | 8 | #11,315 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jannah?
140 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jannah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jannah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jannah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jannah?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Jannah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Jannah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jannah by state
How common Jannah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.5×), Illinois (3.0×), New Jersey (2.5×), Virginia (2.4×), Pennsylvania (2.4×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jannah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jannah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jannah
What does Jannah mean?
Jannah is a spelling of Jana, which means “form of Jane/Joanna; "God is gracious"” (Czech, Slavic, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jannah?
Jannah was the 1520th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1515th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 596 places. More babies were named Jannah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jannah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jannah in the US.
Where is Jannah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jannah was most common in Minnesota (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New Jersey.