Janan
Girl · ja-NAHN · Persian
Janan is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “beloved; heart, soul”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Janan mean?
Persian: Persian janan 'beloved'; also Arabic janan 'heart'
“beloved; heart, soul”
Persian janan 'beloved' comes from jan 'soul, life'; the Arabic word janan means 'heart'.
- Say it
- ja-NAHN
Is Janan a girl's or a boy's name?
Janan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Janan, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Janan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Janan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Janan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1958, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938.
Half of all the girls named Janan in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
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