Meaning and history
Jana is a feminine form of John used in Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Scandinavian and several Slavic languages, ultimately meaning "Yahweh is gracious." It is also used as a short form of Juliana in some places. Notable bearers include Czech tennis player Jana Novotná and German actress Jana Pallaske.
20062006: 245 births, rank #1,045
2007: 247 births, rank #1,059
2008: 226 births, rank #1,137
2009: 239 births, rank #1,068
2010: 242 births, rank #1,030
20112011: 213 births, rank #1,150
2012: 238 births, rank #1,055
2013: 244 births, rank #1,021
2014: 229 births, rank #1,110
2015: 266 births, rank #1,007
20162016: 301 births, rank #915
2017: 292 births, rank #915
2018: 269 births, rank #982
2019: 237 births, rank #1,065
2020: 234 births, rank #1,059
20212021: 228 births, rank #1,089
2022: 214 births, rank #1,138
2023: 200 births, rank #1,199
2024: 171 births, rank #1,334
20252025: 181 births, rank #1,241
Jana moved from #916 to #983 for girls between 2017 and 2018. Its highest annual birth count came in 1961, with 1,456 births.