Janna
Girl name · #2196 in 2025 · Very rare
Janna is currently the #2196 girl name in the United States — 84 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2209, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,429 girls born in 2025 was named Janna.
The 113-year story
Janna first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1979, when 428 girls were named Janna — good for #469 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Janna per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Janna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Janna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Janna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Janna is most common
State-level data for Janna is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Janna
Statistically, parents drawn to Janna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Suzanna, Deanna, Rosanna, Roxanna, and Katrina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2194 |
| 2024 | 90 | #2118 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2517 |
| 2022 | 77 | #2388 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2533 |
| 2020 | 77 | #2302 |
| 2019 | 76 | #2355 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2302 |
| 2017 | 90 | #2129 |
| 2016 | 88 | #2188 |
| 2015 | 85 | #2209 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2560 |
| 2013 | 101 | #1953 |
| 2012 | 82 | #2286 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2638 |
| 2010 | 99 | #2010 |
| 2009 | 101 | #2029 |
| 2008 | 94 | #2137 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1838 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1709 |
| 2005 | 131 | #1553 |
| 2004 | 129 | #1542 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1395 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1351 |
| 2001 | 147 | #1304 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janna a popular girl name?
Janna ranked #2196 among girls in 2025 with 84 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2209.
When was the name Janna most popular?
Janna peaked in 1979, when 428 American girls received the name (ranked #469 that year). Since 1979 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Janna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,429 newborn American girls was named Janna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.