Meaning and history
Jaana is a Finnish and Estonian feminine form of Johanna. Johanna is the Latin form of Greek Ioanna, ultimately from Hebrew Yehochanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious.” The name family has strong Christian associations through several New Testament figures named Joanna and through later saints. Jaana is used independently rather than merely as a nickname. Notable bearers include Finnish politician Jaana Pelkonen and Finnish singer Jaana Lammi.
20062006: 6 births, rank #15,152
2007: 13 births, rank #9,007
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 6 births, rank #14,824
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 5 births, rank #15,539
2020: 5 births, rank #15,088
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: 5 births, rank #15,306
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 7 births, rank #12,161
20252025: 8 births, rank #10,917
In 2025, 8 babies were recorded with the name Jaana, ranking #10,917 among girls.