Jana
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Jana is a Hebrew name meaning “the Lord is gracious.” Jana is given as Hebrew for “the supplanter.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Jana in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jana against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jana is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jana in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 181 girls were named Jana, making it the #1241 girls' name in the US. Since 1921, 46,185 girls have been named Jana, with the most (1,456) in 1961. It is most common, relative to births, in Illinois, Virginia and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jana in other languages
- Ivana Czech, Dutch, Slovenian, Spanish
- Jane Dutch, English
- Jean Dutch, English
- Jeanne Dutch, French
- Joanna Dutch, Polish
- Giovanna Italian
- Ivanka Slovenian
- Janna Dutch
- Janya Indonesian
- Jonna Finnish
- Juana Spanish
- Juanita Dutch
- Siân Welsh
- Yana English
- Яна Russian
Jana name days
- May 24 Czech Republic
- August 15 Estonia
- December 15 Latvia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Jana
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Jana, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Jana (Category 2) | 2004 | South Indian Ocean | 157 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Jana
There are 50 towns and villages with Jana in their name, in 24 countries.
🇮🇳 India 7🇵🇰 Pakistan 7🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 4🇵🇱 Poland 4🇲🇾 Malaysia 3🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2🇬🇭 Ghana 2🇲🇿 Mozambique 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Al Jana‘ | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Basi Jana | Punjab, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Cham Jana | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Chefe Jana | Niassa Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Chhanni Jana | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Garah Jana | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Jana | Volta, 🇬🇭 Ghana | – | Map |
| Jana | Ashanti, 🇬🇭 Ghana | – | Map |
| Jana | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – | Map |
| Jana | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jana songs
22 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jana in their title. The best known:
- Jana Gana Mana – Rabindranath Tagore (1911)
- Dance Alone (Jana Burčeska song) – Jana Burčeska (2017)
- Vaishnava jana to – Lata Mangeshkar
- Jana Sio Leo – Zola D
- Song of Jana Gabharu
- Aa Jana Bahon Mein – Asha Bhosle (1985)
- Hai Ganga Maiya Too Jana Hame Nahee Re – Aadesh Shrivastava (2001)
- Jana – Joan Vila i Safont
- Jana Hain Hume Toh – Kishore Kumar (1983)
- Jana, la tercera Gràcia – Xavier Piñol i Garcia
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jana
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jana.
Jana Beller
Jana Brejchová
Jana Gereková
Fictional characters named Jana
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jana as a pet name
FurryName has found 15 dogs named Jana in public pet registers, making it the #2,856 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (4), Victoria (2), Miranda (1). Jana as a dog name →
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