Jannai

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Jannai by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Jannai.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Jannai

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jannai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jahnai6 in the US (2017)
  • Jaanai3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Janniegod is gracious; a form of Jane or Jeanne13 in the US (2017)
  • Jonnigod has given; a form of Jonathan7 in the US (2017)
  • Jakai133 in the US (2017)
  • Jasai17 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Jannai

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