Is Jann a boy or girl name?

Jann is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,281 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 93.7% were girls and 6.3% were boys.

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Jann

Recorded 1932–2024 · United States

Jann was most popular in 1956, when 141 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,439 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,281 people named Jann.

Jann over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jann’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jann a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jann is mostly a girl’s name — 93.7% of the 2,281 Americans given it were girls and 6.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jann

Where Jann is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org