Is Jana a boy or girl name?
Jana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 171 girls and 0 boys were named Jana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 46,043 US babies named Jana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,335
- Babies named Jana since 1921
- 46,043
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 1,457 babies
Boys and girls named Jana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 223 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,661 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 7,084 | 100% |
| 1960s | 9 | 11,613 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 11 | 9,168 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 19 | 7,267 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,952 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,395 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,531 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,046 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,201 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,140 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,091 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,066 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 269 | #981 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 292 | #916 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 301 | #916 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 266 | #1,009 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,110 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,020 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,150 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,032 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,069 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,140 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,062 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,047 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 252 | #972 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 250 | #959 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,050 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 254 | #887 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 235 | #940 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 229 | #938 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 247 | #873 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 248 | #858 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 231 | #878 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 234 | #852 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 271 | #753 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 260 | #786 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 305 | #702 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 340 | #658 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 383 | #593 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 433 | #546 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 481 | #488 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 505 | #447 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 582 | #395 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,585 | 677 | #352 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,406 | 696 | #338 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 757 | #314 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 741 | #310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 843 | #291 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 939 | #267 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,672 | 1,046 | #247 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 1,161 | #226 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 959 | #248 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,430 | 949 | #261 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 798 | #288 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 821 | #291 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 801 | #298 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 827 | #289 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 863 | #291 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 964 | #292 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,045 | 1,025 | #286 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,008 | #281 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,011 | #269 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #255 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,139 | #250 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,094 | #260 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,227 | #252 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,945 | 1,311 | #240 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,312 | #242 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,457 | #226 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 980 | #295 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 938 | #296 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 910 | #296 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 848 | #316 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 841 | #305 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 868 | #295 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 846 | #293 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 655 | #319 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 500 | #371 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 371 | #434 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 307 | #465 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 297 | #466 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 288 | #472 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 230 | #563 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 171 | #608 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 140 | #614 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 131 | #646 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 154 | #609 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 141 | #634 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 66 | #906 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,109 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,280 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,134 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,136 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,306 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,035 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,948 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,580 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,872 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,525 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,867 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,536 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,547 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,848 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,198 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,162 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,707 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,486 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jana reached #2,945 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #226 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.