Jannah
A name of Arabic origin meaning "paradise" or "gardens of heaven".
Name Census estimates that about 2,380 living Americans carry the first name Jannah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jannah today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jannah births was 2024 (143 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jannah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jannah with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jannah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 144,014 Americans
Peak year
2024
143 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,509
Tracked since 1970
Census
Jannah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,732 people with the first name Jannah, which placed it at #8,382 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,382
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,732 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jannah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jannah is White at 44.7%. The next largest groups are Black (25.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jannah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jannah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.7% · 775
- Black or African American25.1% · 435
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.5% · 234
- Two or more races8.4% · 146
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 135
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 7
Popularity
Jannah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jannah from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 878 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jannah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jannah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jannah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jannahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Jannah, while Washington, Maryland, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 77 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jannah
The name Jannah is of Arabic origin, and it is derived from the Arabic word "Jannah," which means "paradise" or "garden." This name gained popularity in the Islamic world due to its association with the concept of paradise mentioned in the Quran, the holy book of Islam.
Jannah is a feminine name that has been used across various Arabic-speaking countries for centuries. It is believed to have gained widespread use after the advent of Islam in the 7th century, as the concept of paradise played a significant role in Islamic teachings and beliefs.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jannah can be found in the writings of renowned Islamic scholars and poets from the 8th and 9th centuries. For example, the renowned Arab poet and scholar Jannah al-Qudsi, who lived in the 8th century, bore this name.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the name Jannah. One of the most famous was Jannah bint Abi Sufyan (632-677 CE), a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the daughter of Abu Sufyan, a prominent figure in early Islamic history.
Another notable figure was Jannah al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE), a renowned Islamic scholar and mystic from Persia, who made significant contributions to the field of Islamic philosophy and theology.
In the 13th century, Jannah al-Qurashi (1210-1262 CE) was a renowned Islamic scholar and poet from Andalusia, Spain, who authored several works on Islamic jurisprudence and literature.
During the Ottoman Empire, Jannah Sultan (1521-1580 CE) was a prominent figure who served as the chief consort of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, one of the most powerful rulers of the Ottoman Empire.
In more recent times, Jannah Fawaz Nasr (1914-2004) was a Lebanese writer and poet who gained recognition for her contributions to Arabic literature and her advocacy for women's rights.
The name Jannah has remained popular among Arabic-speaking communities worldwide, reflecting its deep-rooted cultural and religious significance. Its association with the concept of paradise has made it a favored choice for many parents, carrying the hope and aspiration of a blessed and peaceful life for their children.
People
Jannah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jannah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,380 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jannah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 144,014 US residents.
Is Jannah a common name?
We classify Jannah as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,418 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jannah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jannah was 2024, when 143 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jannah is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jannah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,732 people with the name Jannah, or 0.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,382 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jannah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jannah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jannah appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,730 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jannah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jannah is White at 44.7%. The next largest groups are Black (25.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jannah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jannah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.7% (775 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jannah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jannah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jannah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jannah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jannah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jannah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jannah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.