ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1912 First Year 2026 Last Year 1979 Peak Year #469 Peak Rank 16K Total Count 106 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Janna What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Janna was a prominent Kannada poet in medieval Karnataka, India. He is widely regarded as one of the important Jain poets of the Hoysala period, known for his moral seriousness, philosophical depth, and refined literary style. He flourished under the patronage of the Hoysala king Narasimha I and possibly Veera Ballala II. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janna) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janna) 📖 ## The Story of Janna Janna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 428 Jannas were born — ranking #469 that year. As of 2026, Janna ranks #2,175 for baby girls with 87 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 16K Jannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Janna Phonetically similar names — useful when Janna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Jana](/jana) * [Jannah](/jannah) * [Jenna](/jenna) * [Gina](/gina) * [Jonah](/jonah) * [Gianna](/gianna) * [Jena](/jena) * [Jama](/jama) * [Gena](/gena) * [Jona](/jona) * [Genna](/genna) * [Joana](/joana) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Janna What does the name Janna mean? Janna was a prominent Kannada poet in medieval Karnataka, India. He is widely regarded as one of the important Jain poets of the Hoysala period, known for his moral seriousness, philosophical depth, and refined literary style. He flourished under the patronage of the Hoysala king Narasimha I and possibly Veera Ballala II. How popular is Janna in 2026? In 2026, Janna ranks #2,175 among girls' names in the U.S., with 87 babies given the name that year. When was Janna most popular? Janna reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #469 that year with 428 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Janna most popular? Janna has historically been most popular in North Dakota, Hawaii, Montana. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Janna. Is Janna a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Janna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Janna? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Janna include Myrtis, Carlie, Coleen. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MyrtisPeak #469](/myrtis)[👧CarliePeak #469](/carlie)[👧ColeenPeak #469](/coleen)[👧JoellePeak #469](/joelle)[👧DesiraePeak #469](/desirae)[👧ClaudinePeak #468](/claudine)[👧JosefinaPeak #468](/josefina)[👧LolitaPeak #468](/lolita) ## About the name Janna Janna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Janna's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #469\. Use the chart and map above to compare Janna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1979 → ](/year/1979) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "J" → ](/letter/j) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.