Janova
Girl name · #4349 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
Janova is currently the #4349 girl name in the United States — 33 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2017. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Janova.
Babies named Janova per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 8-year story
Janova first appears in the Social Security records in 2017, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 34 babies and a rank of #4202. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Janova in class?
Janova scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Janova will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Janova is most common
State-level data for Janova is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Janova
Statistically, parents drawn to Janova tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zanova, Knova, Anova, Kova, and Jinora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janova | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4757 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9943 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janova a popular girl name?
Janova ranked #4349 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Janova most popular?
Janova peaked in 2022, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4202 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Janova?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Janova. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.