Spellings

Jana or Jannah?

In the US in 2025, 44% of babies in this name family were spelled Jana and 34% Jannah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Jana already led in 2015, with 59% of the family's births; it has 44% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 452 to 410 births (−9%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jana266181−32%
Jannah91140+54%
Janna8584steady
Janah105−50%

How they sound

  • Jana /ˈdʒænə/ (JAN-uh)
  • Jannah /ˈdʒænə/ (JAN-uh)
  • Janna /ˈdʒænə/ (JAN-uh)
  • Janah /ʒaˈna/ (zha-NA)

In France

In France in 2025: Jana 260 births (#220 among girls), Jannah 690 births (#66 among girls), Janna 275 births (#213 among girls) and Janah 30 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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