Janna

#2,194 for girls in 2025, 84 births

Peak · girls
1979 · 428 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,097
since 1912

Janna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Janna has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #469, 1979girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#2,19484
2024#2,11890
2023#2,51770
2022#2,38877
2021#2,53369
2020#2,30277
2019#2,35576
2018#2,30279
2017#2,12990
2016#2,18888
2015#2,20985
2014#2,56069
2013#1,953101
2012#2,28682
2011#2,63867
2010#2,01099
2009#2,029101
2008#2,13794
2007#1,838115
2006#1,709122
2005#1,553131
2004#1,542129
2003#1,395142
2002#1,351143
2001#1,304147
2000#1,402132
1999#1,222155
1998#1,285140
1997#1,194152
1996#1,093169
1995#1,156150
1994#1,014183
1993#1,094165
1992#955201
1991#874227
1990#832236
1989#722273
1988#652297
1987#581341
1986#610315
1985#583335
1984#538357
1983#597297
1982#564326
1981#529359
1980#525366
1979#469428
1978#527349
1977#507365
1976#554308
1975#556304
1974#559296
1973#508337
1972#628247
1971#579302
1970#635259
1969#627250
1968#638230
1967#572274
1966#585261
1965#544303
1964#619264
1963#582288
1962#565303
1961#564311
1960#703210
1959#719194
1958#697201
1957#672214
1956#685196
1955#613229
1954#730160
1953#688172
1952#745142
1951#787128
1950#842109
1949#98283
1948#785120
1947#88599
1946#1,02368
1945#1,14247
1944#1,15346
1943#1,18147
1942#1,13748
1941#1,41830
1940#99751
1939#1,42427
1938#1,50525
1937#2,19614
1936#1,50724
1935#2,43912
1934#1,77119
1933#2,27513
1932#2,03716
1931#4,3315
1930#3,6587
1929#2,58712
1928#4,1956
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1926#4,3066
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1924#5,0615
1923#3,9717
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1921#4,4646
1920#4,9755
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five girls were named Janna! It came in at #2,634, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1916, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Janna is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNHWashington: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,455 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #375 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsMNIllinois: #519 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,055 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #831 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,544 girlsMINew York: #818 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,635 girlsNYMassachusetts: #575 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,832 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedSDIowa: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsIAIndiana: #481 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,255 girlsINOhio: #567 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,758 girlsOHPennsylvania: #463 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #867 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 8,090 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedUTColorado: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,440 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedMOKentucky: #404 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,542 girlsKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedDEArizona: #509 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedNMKansas: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedARTennessee: #310 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,136 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsOKLouisiana: #455 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,008 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #364 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsGAHawaii: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 980 girlsHITexas: #507 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,604 girlsTXFlorida: #582 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,661 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#249 · 1 in 980
  2. West Virginia#295 · 1 in 1,965
  3. Tennessee#310 · 1 in 2,136
  4. South Carolina#320 · 1 in 1,981
  5. Kansas#325 · 1 in 2,093

Best ever in a state: #115 in North Dakota, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#24951 in 980
West Virginia#29551 in 1,965
Tennessee#310131 in 2,136
South Carolina#32091 in 1,981
Kansas#32571 in 2,093
Georgia#364151 in 2,473
Minnesota#37591 in 3,171
Colorado#37891 in 2,440
Oklahoma#38381 in 2,516
Kentucky#40461 in 3,542
North Carolina#408121 in 2,963
Iowa#41351 in 3,450
Louisiana#455101 in 3,008
Pennsylvania#463171 in 4,067
Washington#47981 in 3,455
Indiana#48181 in 4,255
Texas#507371 in 3,604
Arizona#50971 in 3,285
Illinois#519181 in 4,055
Ohio#567121 in 5,758
Massachusetts#57561 in 5,832
Florida#582141 in 4,661
New York#818141 in 7,635
Michigan#83161 in 9,544
California#867251 in 8,090
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Janna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 76 spots since 2024 (#2,118 → #2,194)
  • 108 spots since 2020 (#2,302 → #2,194)
  • 15 spots since 2015 (#2,209 → #2,194)
  • Biggest jump: 427 spots in 1940 (#1,424 → #997)
  • Biggest drop: 421 spots in 1941 (#997 → #1,418)
Rise & fade · girls
67 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1979 at #469 (428 births)
  • Births halved by 1992, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1947–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,751
  • Highest: 1 in 3,751 girls born in 1979 were named Janna (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,134 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 20.3% of all girls named Janna (3,266) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s12#2,634 (1912)#3,359
1920s47#2,587 (1929)#4,223
1930s162#1,424 (1939)#2,314
1940s639#785 (1948)#1,070
1950s1,745#613 (1955)#718
1960s2,694#544 (1965)#600
1970s3,195#469 (1979)#552
1980s3,266#525 (1980)#590
1990s1,778#832 (1990)#1,072
2000s1,256#1,304 (2001)#1,626
2010s836#1,953 (2013)#2,263
2020s467#2,118 (2024)#2,342

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Janna in 1985

girls
#583
335 births · 1 in 5,137 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #583Janna335
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 5,137 of them was named Janna, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janna
  1. #580Ginger336
  2. #580Kyla336
  3. #580Tiana336
  4. #583Janna335
  5. #584Lashonda334
  6. #584Marcia334
  7. #586Desirae333
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →