Janina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ya-NEE-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Janina is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Janina mean?
Hebrew: Polish and German feminine form of John (Jan)
“God is gracious”
A Polish and German feminine form of Jan, the Slavic and Germanic equivalent of John.
Is Janina a girl's or a boy's name?
Janina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Janina, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Janina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Janina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Janina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Janina, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 1980, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Janina than any year since 1946.
Half of all the girls named Janina in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6,404 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 34 | #3,733 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,350 |
| 1990 | 56 | #2,253 |
| 1989 | 59 | #2,091 |
| 1988 | 53 | #2,147 |
| 1987 | 53 | #2,064 |
| 1986 | 45 | #2,264 |
| 1985 | 51 | #2,081 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 68 | #1,672 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,790 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,528 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,814 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,794 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 38 | #2,133 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 30 | #2,398 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 36 | #2,203 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,835 |
| 1968 | 33 | #2,091 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 25 | #2,406 |
| 1965 | 33 | #2,031 |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,802 |
| 1963 | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 29 | #2,149 |
| 1959 | 18 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,552 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,800 |
| 1953 | 23 | #2,172 |
| 1952 | 18 | #2,501 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,181 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,529 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,392 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,707 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,846 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,264 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,437 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,751 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,481 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,600 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,114 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,190 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,444 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,405 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,792 |
Nicknames for Janina
- Nina 408 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Janina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Sara, Athena, Elisa, Fatima, Joanna, Maria, Eliza, Elena, Francesca, Jana, Lara
Names related to Janina
Jannah, Johanna, Jianna, Janiyah, Janna, Janae, Janie, Janiya
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janina, updated 20 October 2026.