Jani

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A few things about Jani you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jani

Jani Sievinen

Finnish swimmer

Choose Jani and your child shares a first name with Jani Sievinen, a Finnish swimmer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jani, like who?” Jani Sievinen's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Soppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 114,943 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jani, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jani would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJani first shows up in US birth records in 1943, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 82 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1960, when it ranked #1,301. Today it's #7,491, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendJani has climbed 2,055 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,491. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Jani

Jani is a girl name of English, French and Hebrew origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ani”. US birth records list Jani for girls from 1943 to 2025, in 82 of those 83 years. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked #1,301 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,491, with 14 babies.

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