MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jannat mean?
Jannat comes from the Arabic word for a garden or paradise. Urdu uses the word especially for the gardens of heaven, which supplies its imagery as a feminine name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जन्नत
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jannat in Indian usage
13,104 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (91.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 11,984 records (91.5%).
- Recorded as male: 1,120 records (8.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 598 |
| 1940s | 1,329 |
| 1950s | 1,991 |
| 1960s | 2,576 |
| 1970s | 2,252 |
| 1980s | 2,281 |
| 1990s | 1,878 |
| Other decades | 199 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 5,375 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,870 |
| Bihar | 2,125 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 477 |
| Haryana | 404 |
| Jharkhand | 318 |
| Kerala | 263 |
| Other states | 272 |
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 | Jannat / F | 171 | 268 |
| Scotland | Jannat / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Jannat; Table_6, C273 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jannat; Table_6, C273
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jannat; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jannat; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl