Given name
Janaan
“having heart and soul”
Janaan is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “having heart and soul.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “having heart and soul.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janaan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1952. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 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.
Janaan’s family of names
Janaan has a related form in Janan. Janaan has a related form in Janin. Janaan has a related form in Janon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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