Given name & surname
Janni
Janni is a feminine given name from Danish. It is used in Danish and Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Sicilian usage, Janni is an affectionate form of GIUVANNI.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 0 boys · 49 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 6 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 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 as a first name in 2020; 204 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.
Janni’s family of names
In Sicilian usage, Janni is a diminutive of JANU. In Danish usage, Janni has a related form in Janne. In Sicilian usage, Janni has a diminutive in JANU.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Janni
- Janni ArnthDanish female footballerborn 1986
- Janni SerraGerman association football playerborn 1998
- Janni ThomsenDanish association football playerborn 2000
- Janni SpiesDanish businesswomanborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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