Names Like Jana — Find Similar Baby Names
Jana is a 4-letter Czechoslovakian girls' name meaning “God's Gift”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Jaana and Jada, Czechoslovakian cousins like Alzbeta and Anezka, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “gift” concept like Aaleyah and Abisha.
For the full Jana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Jana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Jana
24 baby names that differ from Jana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaana | 1 | Feminine Form Of John | Finnish | Female |
| Jada | 1 | Goodness. | Arabic | Female |
| Jaena | 1 | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
| Jaha | 1 | Swahili Name Meaning "Dignity." | African | Female |
| Jaina | 1 | Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Variant Of Joan. | English | Female |
| Jaja | 1 | Ibo Of Nigeria Name Meaning "God's Gift." | African | Male |
| Jala | 1 | Special One. | English | Female |
| Jan | 1 | Dutch Form Of John, "The Lord Is Gracious." | Dutch | Male |
| Janae | 1 | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean Or Janai Meaning God Has Answered. | English | Female |
| Janah | 1 | God Is Gracious. | Irish | Female |
| Janai | 1 | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean: Based On Janai Meaning God Has A... | English | Female |
| Janan | 1 | Heart; Soul | Arabic | Female |
| Jane | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Janea | 1 | English | Female | |
| Jani | 1 | Finnish Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Finnish | Male |
| Janka | 1 | Hungarian Form Of Joanna (God Is Gracious) | Hungarian | Female |
| Janna | 1 | Paradise | Indian | Female |
| Jans | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Jaya | 1 | English | Female | |
| Jayna | 1 | Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Variant Of Joan. | English | Female |
| Jeana | 1 | Variant Of John. | French | Female |
| Jena | 1 | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Joana | 1 | The Lord Is Gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Jaap | 2 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
More Czechoslovakian Names
24 baby names that share Jana’s Czechoslovakian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Alzbeta | Czechoslovakian Form Of Elizabeth (Consecrated To God) | Female |
| Anezka | Czechoslovakian For Agnes (Pure) | Female |
| Bednar | Cooper | Male |
| Bela | White | Female |
| Benes | Czechoslovakian For Benedict (Blessed) | Male |
| Bily | White | Male |
| Bohumil | God's Peace | Male |
| Bozena | Meaning Unknown | Female |
| Brlety | Searcher | Male |
| Buciac | Thick | Male |
| Capek | Little Stork | Male |
| Capeka | Little Stork | Female |
| Cermak | Robin | Male |
| Cermaka | Robin | Female |
| Cerny | Black | Male |
| Cestmir | Fortress | Male |
| Chval | Flattery | Male |
| Damek | Of The Earth | Male |
| Dudek | Bagpiper | Male |
| Ferda | Brave | Male |
| Fleischaker | Butcher | Male |
| Franta | Free | Male |
| Frantiska | Free | Female |
| Greguska | Watchful | Male |
4-Letter J-Names Like Jana
24 names that share Jana's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Jana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Jana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jana.
Names That Rhyme with Jana
18 baby names that share Jana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lana | Light | Greek | Female |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nana | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth." | African | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |
| Ayana | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Flower." | African | Female |
Names That Start Like Jana
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Jana — Jan-. Good for parents who like Jana's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Dutch Form Of John, "The Lord Is Gracious." | Dutch | Male |
| Jane | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Jani | Finnish Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Finnish | Male |
| Jans | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Janae | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean Or Janai Meaning God Has Answered. | English | Female |
| Janah | God Is Gracious. | Irish | Female |
| Janai | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean: Based On Janai Meaning God Has A... | English | Female |
| Janan | Heart; Soul | Arabic | Female |
| Janea | English | Female | |
| Janee | Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Variant Of Joan. | English | Female |
| Janet | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Janey | Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Variant Of Joan. | English | Female |
| Janie | Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Variant Of Joan. | English | Female |
| Janis | Gift From God | Hebrew | Female |
| Janka | Hungarian Form Of Joanna (God Is Gracious) | Hungarian | Female |
| Janko | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Janna | Paradise | Indian | Female |
| Janne | Finnish Form Of John | Finnish | Male |