Given name
Jaina
“God is gracious”
Jaina is a variant of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaina is a variant of Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jaina is a variant of Jane. The history of Jane gives this family its wider story. Lady Jane Grey is one of the name’s historical bearers. In fiction, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre gave it a lasting nineteenth-century association; the novel appeared in 1847.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jaina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,250
- 0 boys · 2,250 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,542 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 2014. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,956 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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