Jani: Meaning of Baby Name Jani

Jani Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 84 baby boys have been named Jani. The name peaked in 2001 with 11 US births that year (rank #6194).

Other Finnish-Origin Names Like Jani

If you like Jani's Finnish origin, consider these related names: Antti, Anttiri, Dorotea, Eeva, Eikki. Browse all Finnish names →

4-Letter Names Starting with J

Names with Jani's exact length and starting letter: Jaap, Jace, Jaci, Jack, Jacy.

Quick Facts About Jani

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Finnish baby names in our dictionary

36

Finnish male names

90

4-letter J-names in our dictionary

431

J-male names total

Not in registry

US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Hans	God's Gift	Male	Danish
Janos	Gift From God	Male	Hebrew

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Compare Jani to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jani against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

Jani vs Liam 239,320 births since 2014

Jani vs Noah 230,181 births since 2014

Jani vs Oliver 164,076 births since 2014

Jani vs William 159,918 births since 2014

Jani vs James 157,850 births since 2014

Jani vs Elijah 153,351 births since 2014

Jani vs Benjamin 147,449 births since 2014

Jani vs Lucas 141,302 births since 2014

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