Jannah
In Islam, Jannah is the place of the righteous in the afterworld, their final and permanent abode. According to one count, the word appears 147 times in the Qur'an. Belief in the afterlife is one of the six articles of faith in Islam and is a place in which "believers" will enjoy pleasure, while the disbelievers (kafir) will suffer in jahannam.
Meaning & Origin of Jannah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Islam, Jannah is the place of the righteous in the afterworld, their final and permanent abode. According to one count, the word appears 147 times in the Qur'an. Belief in the afterlife is one of the six articles of faith in Islam and is a place in which "believers" will enjoy pleasure, while the disbelievers (kafir) will suffer in jahannam.
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The Story of Jannah
Jannah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 149 Jannahs were born — ranking #1,467 that year. As of 2026, Jannah ranks #1,467 for baby girls with 149 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Jannahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jannah
Jannah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jannah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,467. Use the chart and map above to compare Jannah'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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