Given name & surname
Jannat
“from the garden of heaven”
Jannat is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “from the garden of heaven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “from the garden of heaven.”
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 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jannat through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,466
- 0 boys · 1,466 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,470 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,470 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,063 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.
Jannat’s family of names
Jannat has a related form in Jennet. Jannat has a related form in Jannata. Jannat has a related form in Jannate.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Jannat has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jannat
- Jannat Zubair RahmaniIndian actressborn 2001
- JannatMoroccan singer and actressborn 1986
- Jannat Al GheziIraqi activist and Woman of Courage 2017
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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