How Many People Are Named Jana?
An estimated 39,321 people in the United States have the first name Jana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Jana peaked in popularity in 1961 with 1,457 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
39,321
About 1 in 8,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1961
1,457 births
Total Registered
46,043
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jana
Jana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46,043 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jana as a male name
Ranked #5,585 in 1986
7 male births in 1986
Peak: 1963 (9 births)
Jana as a female name
Ranked #1,335 in 2024
171 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (1,457 births)
Jana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jana span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 11,622 babies were registered. Jana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jana by Decade
How has Jana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jana by State
Birth registrations for Jana span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. On average, about 867 Janas were registered per state.
Jana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jana
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jana?
We estimate approximately 39,321 people named Jana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Jana a common name?
Jana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,043 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jana most popular?
Jana reached peak popularity in 1961, when 1,457 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jana is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jana a female name?
Jana is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jana Smith, Jana Johnson, Jana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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