Given name & surname
Janin
“having heart and soul”
Janin is a variant of Janaan. One Arabic interpretation is “having heart and soul.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janin is a variant of Janaan. One Arabic interpretation is “having heart and soul.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Janin is a variant of Janaan. An origin associated with Janaan is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87
- 0 boys · 87 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 283 as a first name in 2020; 143 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Janin’s family of names
In German usage, Janin has a related form in Janine. Janin has a related form in Janaan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Janin
- Janin LindenbergGerman sprinterborn 1987
- Janin UllmannGerman television presenter and actressborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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