Janina
Janina is a given name, a feminine analog of Jan and Jonas.
Meaning & Origin of Janina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janina is a given name, a feminine analog of Jan and Jonas.
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The Story of Janina
Janina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 77 Janinas were born — ranking #1,528 that year. As of 2026, Janina ranks #7,121 for baby girls with 15 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 3K Janinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Janina
Janina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Janina's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Janina'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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