Jana is an established variant of Jane that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Jana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,247 for girl births in the United States (and #2,365 across all names), given to 181 babies. Jana was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1961 (1,456 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | #1,247 | — |
| 2024 | 171 | 171 | #1,339 | — |
| 2023 | 200 | 200 | #1,201 | — |
| 2022 | 214 | 214 | #1,140 | — |
| 2021 | 228 | 228 | #1,090 | — |
| 2020 | 234 | 234 | #1,062 | — |
| 2019 | 237 | 237 | #1,066 | — |
| 2018 | 269 | 269 | #983 | — |
| 2017 | 292 | 292 | #916 | — |
| 2016 | 301 | 301 | #917 | — |
| 2015 | 266 | 266 | #1,009 | — |
| 2014 | 229 | 229 | #1,110 | — |
| 2013 | 244 | 244 | #1,021 | — |
| 2012 | 238 | 238 | #1,058 | — |
| 2011 | 213 | 213 | #1,151 | — |
| 2010 | 242 | 242 | #1,032 | — |
| 2009 | 239 | 239 | #1,069 | — |
| 2008 | 226 | 226 | #1,140 | — |
| 2007 | 247 | 247 | #1,062 | — |
| 2006 | 245 | 245 | #1,047 | — |
| 2005 | 252 | 252 | #973 | — |
| 2004 | 250 | 250 | #959 | — |
| 2003 | 218 | 218 | #1,050 | — |
| 2002 | 254 | 254 | #887 | — |
| 2001 | 235 | 235 | #940 | — |
| 2000 | 229 | 229 | #938 | — |
| 1999 | 247 | 247 | #873 | — |
| 1998 | 248 | 248 | #858 | — |
| 1997 | 231 | — | #878 | — |
| 1996 | 234 | — | #852 | — |
| 1995 | 271 | — | #753 | — |
| 1994 | 260 | — | #786 | — |
| 1993 | 305 | — | #702 | — |
| 1992 | 340 | — | #658 | — |
| 1991 | 383 | — | #593 | — |
| 1990 | 433 | — | #546 | — |
| 1989 | 481 | — | #488 | — |
| 1988 | 505 | — | #447 | — |
| 1987 | 582 | — | #395 | — |
| 1986 | 684 | — | #352 | #5,585 |
| 1985 | 702 | — | #338 | #6,102 |
| 1984 | 757 | — | #314 | — |
| 1983 | 741 | — | #310 | — |
| 1982 | 843 | — | #291 | — |
| 1981 | 939 | — | #267 | — |
| 1980 | 1,051 | — | #246 | #6,671 |
| 1979 | 1,161 | — | #226 | — |
| 1978 | 959 | — | #248 | — |
| 1977 | 955 | — | #261 | #5,430 |
| 1976 | 798 | — | #288 | — |
| 1975 | 821 | — | #291 | — |
| 1974 | 801 | — | #298 | — |
| 1973 | 827 | — | #289 | — |
| 1972 | 863 | — | #291 | — |
| 1971 | 964 | — | #292 | — |
| 1970 | 1,030 | — | #286 | #5,046 |
| 1969 | 1,008 | — | #281 | — |
| 1968 | 1,011 | — | #269 | — |
| 1967 | 1,074 | — | #255 | — |
| 1966 | 1,138 | — | #250 | — |
| 1965 | 1,094 | — | #260 | — |
| 1964 | 1,227 | — | #252 | — |
| 1963 | 1,320 | — | #240 | #2,945 |
| 1962 | 1,313 | — | #242 | — |
| 1961 | 1,456 | — | #226 | — |
| 1960 | 980 | — | #295 | — |
| 1959 | 938 | — | #296 | — |
| 1958 | 910 | — | #296 | — |
| 1957 | 848 | — | #316 | — |
| 1956 | 841 | — | #305 | — |
| 1955 | 868 | — | #295 | — |
| 1954 | 846 | — | #293 | — |
| 1953 | 655 | — | #319 | — |
| 1952 | 500 | — | #371 | — |
| 1951 | 371 | — | #434 | — |
| 1950 | 307 | — | #465 | — |
| 1949 | 297 | — | #466 | — |
| 1948 | 288 | — | #472 | — |
| 1947 | 230 | — | #563 | — |
| 1946 | 171 | — | #608 | — |
| 1945 | 140 | — | #614 | — |
| 1944 | 131 | — | #646 | — |
| 1943 | 154 | — | #609 | — |
| 1942 | 141 | — | #634 | — |
| 1941 | 66 | — | #906 | — |
| 1940 | 43 | — | #1,109 | — |
| 1939 | 34 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1938 | 41 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1937 | 40 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1936 | 31 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #1,696 | — |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,035 | — |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,948 | — |
| 1932 | 24 | — | #1,580 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,872 | — |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,524 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,867 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,536 | — |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,547 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,848 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,198 | — |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #4,162 | — |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,707 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,486 | — |