Meaning of the nameJana
- Female
- Ja-na
Jana is a female name recorded in Brazil, of uncertain origin in this spelling, which exists in other languages as a form of Jan or Johanna.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,833 people named Jana, the 5,433rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jana is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,833
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,433
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,567
- people
Jana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (454 people).
1,815 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 244 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 187 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 168 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 128 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 118 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 110 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 92 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jana
The origin of Jana as a Brazilian name is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. Wiktionary records the name in other languages, such as Czech, Slovene and Latvian, where it appears as a feminine form or equivalent of Jan, Ján, Jānis or Johanna, but it has no Portuguese entry. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,833 people named Jana, with a median age of 35. It is almost always female, and the records are spread over every decade since 1940, with more people born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jana
What does the name Jana mean?
The meaning of Jana is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,833 people with the first name Jana, which ranks it number 5,433 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jana a boy's or a girl's name?
Jana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,815 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jana (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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