Janan
Janan is a village in Shirin Darreh Rural District, in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 33 families.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Janan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janan is a village in Shirin Darreh Rural District, in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 33 families.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Janan
American parents first put Janan on the record books as a baby girl name in 1938, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 20 Janans were born — ranking #2,581 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Janans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 645 Janans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Janan
Phonetically similar names — useful when Janan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yanan
- Yannone
- Younan
- Yunnan
- Yonan
- Yamin
- Human
- Yemen
- Yeoman
- Unum
- Uman
- Yeomen
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About the name Janan
Janan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 645 births in the dataset. Janan's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,581. Use the chart and map above to compare Janan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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