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Jana

Jana holds the #1241 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 181 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1059 in 2020 to #1241 today. Its strongest year on record was 1961 (#226 nationally, 1,456 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1921. The name's biggest fan base is in Illinois (#709 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1241
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#226
in 1961 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
181
girls named Jana

Jana popularity, 1880–2025

0.020%0.039%0.059%0.078%18801900192019401960198020002020#226 in 1961
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1961

Where Jana is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025WI—Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025IA—Illinois: #709 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#709Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jana in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #912 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#912
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Illinois (#709), Virginia (#843), Minnesota (#835)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jana in the most recent year of SSA data.

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