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Jana

Female#264 most common in Croatia3,257 people in Croatia
Meaning:
God is gracious (feminine of Jan)
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Jana

The feminine form of Jan (John), from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. Popular across Central Europe and Croatia.

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2019 · 85 births · #48 that year
Position on the annual list
Jana — Position on the annual list#44#45#46#48#49#50201720182019

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

3,257 people in Croatia are called Jana, according to the 2021 census. That is #264 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Jana is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ShortClassicReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Jana

  • Jana NovotnáCzech tennis champion

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.