UK girl's name
Janka
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Janka is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Janka popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4645, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 6 births.
This profile covers 21 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2007 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Janka. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Janka ranked #4645 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 6 girls were registered as Janka.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Janka as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4645
2022
Births in 2022
4
Latest year
Peak year
2013
6 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Popularity
Janka over time
The chart below shows babies named Janka registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Janka, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2022, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Janka by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Janka was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4645 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4461 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | #5201 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Janka
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- Jade 19,646
- Julia 11,780
- Jennifer 11,529
- Jodie 9,357
- Jemima 6,454
- Josephine 5,889
- Jessie 5,418
- Josie 5,284
- Jasmin 4,706
- Jenna 4,646
FAQ
Janka: questions and answers
How popular is the name Janka in the UK right now?
In 2022, Janka was ranked #4645 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Janka most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 6 babies registered as Janka in England and Wales.
How many people are called Janka in the UK?
A total of 21 babies have been registered as Janka across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.