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Jana

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jana: Recorded since 1963, it reached #262 in 2017, and it stood at #718 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #654 to #1823.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#654#1823
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1222
1997#1365
1998#1823
1999#816
2000#1195
2001#1107
2002#1245
2003#876
2004#1106
2005#1012
2006#717
2007#882
2008#804
2009#771
2010#801
2011#915
2012#916
2013#944
2014#963
2015#794
2016#852
2017#673
2018#657
2019#670
2020#941
2021#654
2022#809
2023#981
2024#811

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 53 of the 62 years from 1963 to 2024.

In 2024: #476 among girls in Scotland, #494 among girls in Norway, #811 among girls in England and Wales, #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #424 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1963–2024

    Highest recorded position: #262 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1963–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #262 in Norway in 2017.

Jana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#81146HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#98135HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#80944HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#65459HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#94137HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#67058HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#65761HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#67361HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#85244HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#79448HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#96338HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#94439HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#91640HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#91539HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#80145HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#77146HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#80442HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#88235HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#71743HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101225HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#110621HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#87629HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#124516HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#110718HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#119516HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#81627HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#18239HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#136513HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#122215HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2914HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4944HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4157HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4475HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4166HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#35310HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#31713HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#26219HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#31315HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#37111HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#27918HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#28219HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#27618HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#34213HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#27019HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4877HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#40410HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#39110HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#36911HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5096HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5365HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4687HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5086HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5795HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6334HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4389HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5526HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#35113HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4569HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#35313HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#27119HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#31615HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#29216HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#36612HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#36311HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#37011HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#33912HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#31214HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#36211HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#35211HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4627HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4019HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4039HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#37910HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#34411HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#3929HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5255HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4477HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5484HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5594HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5384HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4246HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#6345HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4448HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5157HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5397HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#5496HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #262 in Norway in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.