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Why parents love Jana- Jana works across Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, and Arabic.
- Two syllables with a clean, international sound: YAH-nah.
- The meaning God is gracious carries John-family depth.
- The Central-European heritage feels genuinely cosmopolitan.
- Jan is a strong embedded beginning.
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The vibe of Jana
God is graciousCentral EuropeanArabicCzechSlovakGermanJohninternational
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Origin & history of Jana
Hebrew Yohanan (God is gracious)
→ John
→ Central European feminine Jana
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Hebrew / Polish / Serbian / Czech roots
Jana is the Central European and Arabic feminine of John meaning God is gracious. It works across Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, and Arabic traditions — maximum international reach.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Central European/Arabic form of John-feminine.
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Today
Jana remains a beloved choice, ranking #1072 in the US. 46,043 babies have been named Jana since 1921.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Jana?
1961
peak year
The name Jana reached its peak in 1961, with 1,457 registrations (ranked #226). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1921, roughly 40 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1072) today, averaging about 241 new babies per year. Jana has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 46,043 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,457
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #226)
(ranked #226)
241
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,410
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
46,043
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Jana8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Jana's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — internationally gracious nurturing. People named Jana tend to be clean, cosmopolitan, and gifted at carrying God's grace across five languages.
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Carries grace across five languages✦
International clean◈
John-family◎
Central-European cosmopolitan♡
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A1
N5
A1
Sum: 8 → Life path 8
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Personality of Jana💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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