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Jani

2,554births recorded
4Countries
3Variants
1993Peak · Slovenia
#4396United States 2025

Jani is a boy name family recorded 2,554 times in 4 countries since 1926. It ranks highest today in the United States (#4396 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Slovenia in 1993, at 202.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Jany (France).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Jani

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Jany English 1,630 🇫🇷 France – 1950 –
Jany English 5 🇧🇪 Belgium – 1997 –
Jani Slovene 356 🇸🇮 Slovenia – 1993 –
Jani Slovene 84 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2008 –
Jani Slovene 84 🇺🇸 United States – 2001 –
Janny French 395 🇫🇷 France – 1953 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Slovenia correlates closely with Jani's.

  1. 1Petra
  2. 2Gregory
  3. 3Barbara
  4. 4Tanya
  5. 5Polona
  6. 6Mitja

How we grouped these names

  • Jany ↔ Jani — spelling variant
  • Jany ↔ Janny — spelling variant

Questions about Jani

How popular is the name Jani?

In 2025 it ranked #4396 in the United States. Official registers record 2,554 births across 4 countries.

What is Jani in other languages?

Jany (English); Janny (French).

When was Jani most popular?

It peaked in Slovenia in 1993, at 202.4 births per 100,000.

Is Jani a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Jani is a boy name.