MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jana mean?
Jana is a familiar personal form of Janabai, the Marathi bhakti poet associated with devotion to Vithoba. In northern speech it can also draw on jan, life or dear one, giving it an affectionate interpretation.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जाना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jana in Indian usage
7,807 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 6,196 records (79.4%).
- Recorded as male: 1,611 records (20.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 248 |
| 1940s | 577 |
| 1950s | 908 |
| 1960s | 1,450 |
| 1970s | 1,796 |
| 1980s | 1,749 |
| 1990s | 979 |
| Other decades | 100 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1,667 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,434 |
| Rajasthan | 1,305 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,011 |
| Odisha | 902 |
| Haryana | 627 |
| Gujarat | 260 |
| Karnataka | 143 |
| Other states | 458 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jana / F | 54 | 684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jana; Table_6, C695 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jana; Table_6, C695