Jana
YAH-nah or JAN-ah
International feminine variation of Jan
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Jana Origin and Meaning
The name Jana is a girl's name of Czech, Latvian origin.
A sweet name with many cross-cultural ties: it's an equivalent of Jane in languages including Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan, Estonian, and Latvian.
# 984 in the US
Jana Rank in US Top 1000
Jana Popularity
- 984US2018
- 1519Nameberry2024
- 137Unique2022
- 552Future2028
- 657England2021
- 95Germany2023
- 76Spain2022
- 44Switzerland2022
- 51Austria2022
- 185Poland2020
- 50Estonia2023
- 97Slovenia2019
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Famous People Named Jana
- Jana Rae KramerAmerican actress and country singer
- Jana PittmanAustralian athlete
- Jana NovotnaCzech professional tennis player
- Dragana "Jana" TodorovicSerbian Singer
- Jana CepelovaSlovakian tennis player
- Jana Maria MashoneeAmerican singer
- Jana NejedlyCzech,Canadian tennis player
- Jana PallaskeGerman actress and singer of Spitting Off Tall Buildings
- Jana HunterAmerican singer,songwriter
- Jana LazarevaLatvian rhythmic gymnast
- Jana Carterdaughter of Billy Carter; niece of Pres. Jimmy Carter; wife of commentator Van Jones (CNN commentator and attorney)
- Jana Marie Duggareldest daughter of reality TV's Duggar family; twin of brother John,David
- Jana DefiCzech model, also goes by names "Maria Swan" & "Princessa"
Jana in Pop Culture
- Jana Cassidycharacter on TV's "The X,Files"
- Jana Brandnercharacter on German soap "Verbotene Liebe"
- Janacharacter on TV's "Wolfblood"
- Jana Whitakercharacter in the Internet Girls series by Lauren Myracle
- Janacharacter on TV's "Containment"
- Jana Hawkes Fishercharacter on American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- "Jana of the Jungle" animated series and its main character