Janari
Janari Jõesaar is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bosna of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. He is a 1.98 m tall small forward. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas–Pan American Broncs. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
Meaning & Origin of Janari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janari Jõesaar is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bosna of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. He is a 1.98 m tall small forward. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas–Pan American Broncs. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally.
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The Story of Janari
As a girl name
Janari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 18 Janaris were born — ranking #6,411 that year. As of 2026, Janari ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 128 Janaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Janari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 19 Janaris were born — ranking #5,071 that year. As of 2026, Janari ranks #5,686 for boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 246 Janaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Janari
Janari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Janari's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,005. Use the chart and map above to compare Janari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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