Jann

Where Jann comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jann.

Jann through the years
  1. 1932
    First appearance
    #3,901 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1953
    Peak, #809
    129 babies named Jann, its best rank.
  3. 1962
    Jann Arden born
    Canadian singer-songwriter
  4. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,525.
  5. 1991
    Jann Mardenborough born
    British racing driver
  6. 1998
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Jann Mardenborough · British racing driver, born 1991
  • Jann Arden · Canadian singer-songwriter, born 1962
  • Jann Wenner · American magazine founder, born 1946
  • Jann Sjursen · Danish politician, born 1963
  • Jann Haworth · American artist, born 1942

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.