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Trying to find the perfect name? Get inspiration and name ideas from our tool below to get unique baby girl names or baby boy names.

Finding the right name to suit your little bundle of joy can be tricky. You can use our tool to search for a baby name by simply choosing the gender you're after (or gender neutral if you don't know yet), or select a name based on origin. Once you have found a few names you like add them to your profile, then as time goes on, you can come back and whittle it down until you're left with that perfect one!

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Jan \jan\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Jan), is pronounced jann. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jan is "God is gracious". Feminine form of John. As a girl's name, also a short form of Janet and Janice. Author Jan Morris. Jan has 8 variant forms: Jana, Janah, Janina, Janine, Jann, Janna, Jannah and Janne. For more information, see also related names Janae, Jancis, Janessa and Jane. Baby names that sound like Jan are Jen, Joan, Jean and Jany. View a list of the 5 names that reference Jan.

Jana \j(a)-na\ as a girl's name is pronounced YAH-nah, JAN-ah, JAY-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jana is "God is gracious". Feminine form of John, Slavic variant of Jane. Roman mythology: Jana was the wife of Janus. Tennis celebrity Jana Novotna. Jana has 11 variant forms: Janah, Janalee, Janalyn, Janalynn, Janceena, Janica, Janna, Jannah, Jannalee, Jannie and Janny. For more information, see also related names Jan and Johnna. Baby names that sound like Jana are Iana, Jena, Jaena, Jann, Janae, Janea, Janay, Janai, Juana, Joana, Jayna, Jany, Jania, Jaina, Jeana, Jiana, Jina, Yana and Jona. View a list of the 4 names that reference Jana.

Janaca \j(a)-na-ca\ as a girl's name. The baby name Janaca sounds like Janica, Anaca, Janika, Jenica and Janka. Other similar baby names are Danaca, Janaya and Janaea.

Janae \j(a)-nae\ as a girl's name is pronounced ja-NAY. It is of American origin. A favored contemporary variant of Jan, Jane or Jean. Janai is also a Biblical male name with the meaning "God has answered". Janae has 22 variant forms: Janaea, Janaeh, Janah, Janai, Janais, Janay, Janaya, Janaye, Janea, Jannae, Jeanae, Jeanay, Jeanay, Jenae, Jenai, Jenay, Jenee, Jennae, Jennay, Jennaya, Jinae and Jinnea. For more information, see also related names Ja- and Shanae. Baby names that sound like Janae are Janie, Janne, Jana, Janee, Jonae and Junae. View a list of the 4 names that reference Janae.

Janaea \j(a)-naea\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janaea. The baby name Janaea sounds like Janea, Janaya and Janaeh. Other similar baby names are Danae, Danea, Janie, Janeva, Janina, Jarae, Janora, Janika, Janiel, Janeesa, Jalea, Janne, Janna, Janah, Jana, Janica, Janalee, Jinnea, Jinae, Jenae, Jeanae, Jannae, Janaye, Janay, Janais, Janai, Jane, Janney, Jannel, Janka, Jania, Janey, Janeta, Janet, Janee, Janean, Janela, Janel, Janeen, Jannet, Janowa, Jenara, Jonae, Janita, Junae, Lanae, Ranae, Tanea, Tanaia and Taneea.

Janaeh \j(a)-naeh\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janaeh. The baby name Janaeh sounds like Janah and Janaea. Other similar baby names are Lanah, Danah, Danae, Janie, Ganah, Hanah, Jarae, Janiel, Janne, Jannah, Jana, Janalee, Jinae, Jenae, Jeanae, Jannae, Janea, Janaye, Janaya, Janay, Janais, Janai, Jane, Janney, Jannel, Janey, Janeth, Janet, Janee, Janel, Janeen, Janneth, Jannet, Janoah, Jonae, Junae, Lanae and Ranae.

Janah \j(a)-nah\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jan (Hebrew), Jana (Hebrew) and Janae (American), and the meaning of Janah is "God is gracious". The baby name Janah sounds like Jannah, Janay, Janai, Janaeh and Janoah. Other similar baby names are Lanah, Danah, Ganah and Hanah. View a list of the 3 names that reference Janah.

Janai \j(a)-nai\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janai. The baby name Janai sounds like Janah, Jana, Jenai, Janay and Janais. Other similar baby names are Lanai, Lanah, Lana, Nanni, Nana, Hana, Nani, Iana, Dana, Danay, Danah, Danae, Danni, Dani, Janie, Fanni, Gana, Ganah, Jena, Jenni, Jeni, Hanah, Jarae, Jaci, Jacki, Jada, Jaya, Jaena, Jami, Jamei, Jama, Jaimi, Jan, Janne, Jannah, Janna, Jann, Janny, Jannie, Jinae, Jenay, Jenae, Jeanay, Jeanae, Jannae, Janea, Janaye, Janaya, Janaeh, Janaea, Jane, Juana, Joni, Joana, Jayni, Jayna, Jany, Janka, Janit, Janis, Jania, Janey, Janet, Janee, Janean, Janel, Jandy, Jaina, Janot, Jannis, Janoah, Jazan, Jeana, Jinni, Jiana, Jina, Jonni, Jonay, Jonae, Junae, Kani, Lanae, Lenai, Lani, Rana, Ranae, Rani, Ranay, Sana, Tanaia, Tani, Tana, Vana, Yana, Jonati, Jona and Zana.

Janais \j(a)-nais\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janais. The baby name Janais sounds like Janai, Janis and Jannis. Other similar baby names are Jancis, Annais, Anais, Janie, Janah, Jana, Jannie, Jenai, Janaye, Janaya, Janay, Janaeh, Janaea, Jances, Janit, Janise, Jania, Janiss, Janess, Jennis and Tanis.

Janak \j(a)-nak\ as a boy's name is pronounced JAN-ik. It is of Hindi origin. Mythology: the father of Sita. Janek (Czech, Polish) is a form of John. Janak has 1 variant form: Janek. Baby names that sound like Janak are Janko and Ignac.

Janaki \j(a)-na-ki\ as a girl's name. The baby name Janaki sounds like Janika and Janka. Other similar baby names are Janai, Hanako, Jacki, Janah, Jana, Janae, Jenai, Janaye, Janaya, Janay, Janais, Janaeh, Janaea and Jonati.

Janalee \j(a)-na-lee\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jana (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janalee is "God is gracious". The baby name Janalee sounds like Jannalee and Jenalee. Other similar baby names are Hanalee, Analee, Annalee, Dannalee, Jeralee, Jaylee, Janalyn, Janae, Janaye, Janaeh, Janaea, Janee, Janelle, Jenilee, Jennalee and Jubalee.

Janalisa \j(a)-nali-sa, jan(a)-lisa\ as a girl's name. The baby name Janalisa sounds like Annalisa and Analisa. Other similar baby names are Hanalise, Jalisa, Janais and Monalisa.

Janalyn \j(a)-nal-yn, jan(a)-lyn\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jana (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janalyn is "God is gracious". The baby name Janalyn sounds like Janalynn and Jonalyn. Other similar baby names are Jacalyn, Genalyn, Jalyn, Jacelyn, Jaclyn, Jaklyn, Jacklyn, Jacolyn, Jacalynn, Jacalin, Jaelyn, Jamilyn, Janalee, Janely, Jaslyn, Jazzlyn, Jazzalyn, Jazlyn, Jennalyn, Jenalynn, Jeralyn, Josalyn and Jonalynn.

Janalynn \j(a)-naly-nn, jan(a)-lynn\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jana (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janalynn is "God is gracious". The baby name Janalynn sounds like Janalyn, Jenalynn and Jonalynn. Other similar baby names are Jacalynn, Jaclynn, Jacklynn, Jacalyn, Jaylynn, Jaslynn, Jazlynn, Josalynn and Jonalyn.

Janan \j(a)-nan\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Janan), . The baby name Janan sounds like Janean, Janine, Janina, Janene, Janeane and Janeen. Other similar baby names are Jann, Janah, Jana, Janae, Janay, Janai and Jazan.

Janay \j(a)-nay\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janay. The baby name Janay sounds like Janah, Jana, Janny, Jenay, Jeanay, Janaye, Janaya, Janai, Jany, Janey and Jonay. Other similar baby names are Danay, Jandy and Ranay.

Janaya \j(a)-na-ya\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janaya. The baby name Janaya sounds like Janaye, Janay and Janaea. Other similar baby names are Tanaya, Danya, Danaye, Fanya, Janeva, Genaya, Janina, Hannya, Haniya, Janora, Janika, Jakiya, Jaya, Janna, Janah, Jana, Janny, Janica, Jennaya, Jenay, Jeanay, Janea, Janais, Janai, Janaeh, Vanya, Jany, Janka, Jania, Janey, Janeta, Janela, Jandy, Janowa, Jenara, Jonay, Janita, Manya, Panya, Paniya, Tenaya and Tanya.

Janaye \j(a)-na-ye\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American) and Jane (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janaye is "God is gracious". The baby name Janaye sounds like Janaya and Janay. Other similar baby names are Danaye, Janie, Janine, Janne, Janah, Jana, Janny, Jannie, Janalee, Jinae, Jenay, Jenae, Jeanay, Jeanae, Jannae, Janais, Janai, Janaeh, Janaea, Jany, Janise, Janice, Janey, Janene, Janee, Janeane, Jandy, Janyce, Jaye, Jonay, Jonae, Junae, Renaye and Tanaya. View a list of the 2 names that reference Janaye.

Janceena \j(a)-ncee-na, jan-ceena\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jana (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janceena is "God is gracious". The baby name Janceena sounds like Ancina and Jensina. Other similar baby names are Fanceen, Janeesa and Janeen.

Jances \j(a)-nces, jan-ces\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jancis. See for origin and meaning of Jances. The baby name Jances sounds like Jancess and Eunices. Other similar baby names are Janeese, Janeesa, Janais, Janis, Janice, Janyce, Jannis, Janiss and Janess.

Jancess \j(a)-nce-ss, jan-cess\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jancis. See for origin and meaning of Jancess. The baby name Jancess sounds like Jances and Jenesis. Other similar baby names are Janess, Janeese, Janeesa, Janessa, Jannessa, Janesse and Janiss.

Jancis \j(a)-ncis, jan-cis\ as a girl's name. Modern blend of Jan and Francis (Latin) "frenchman". First used in the novel "Precious Bane" (1924) by Mary Webb, for the character Jancis Beguildy. Jancis has 2 variant forms: Jances and Jancess. Baby names that sound like Jancis are Jenesis, Eunices, Genesis, Jennasis and Genisis.

Jancsi \j(a)-nc-si, jan-csi\ as a boy's name is a variant of John (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jancsi is "God is gracious". The baby name Jancsi sounds like Uncas, Aengus, Angus, Anngus and Yannakis. Other similar baby names are Janos, Janse, Janus and Janusz.

Jandira \j(a)-ndi-ra, jan-dira\ as a girl's name. The baby name Jandira sounds like Indira, Andra, Andera, Jeondra and Ondra. Other similar baby names are Jadira, Zandra, Xandra, Sandra, Candra, Sandera, Janevra, Janora, Jaydra, Jaidra, Jadra, Janita, Kandra, Landra, Lindira, Nadira, Pandora and Pandra.

Jandy \j(a)-ndy, jan-dy\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jane (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jandy is "God is gracious". The baby name Jandy sounds like Wandy, Andy, Wendy, Jenda, Janit, Janet, Janot, Wanda and Windy. Other similar baby names are Sandy, Mandy, Kandy, Candy, Jady, Janny, Janay, Jany, Janey, Randy, Tandy and Zandy.

Jane \j(a)-ne\ as a girl's name is pronounced jayn. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jane is "God is gracious". Originally a feminine form of John. A longtime popular girl's name. It is not a royal name, but has been borne by the 16th century's Lady Jane Grey who was unwillingly proclaimed queen. It was influenced by the 19th-century use as the name of the central character in Charlotte Bront?s "Jane Eyre". In the 1940s, the name was borne by statuesque American film celebrity Jane Russell. Often used as a middle name, Jane is also the basis of many variants and as the second element in combinations such as Sarah-Jane. See also Jenny, Jiana, Seana, Sian, and Siobhan. Author Jane Austen, actresses Jane Fonda, Jane Seymour, Jayne Mansfield, Jane Wyman, Janeane Garofalo, Jane Kaczmarek, TV newswoman Jane Pauley. Jane has 93 variant forms: Gene, Gianina, Gianna, Giovanna, Iva, Ivana, Ivancka, Ivanka, Ivanna, Jaina, Jaine, Jainee, Jan, Jana, Janae, Janaye, Jandy, Janeczka, Janeen, Janel, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janelle, Janean, Janeane, Janee, Janene, Janerita, Janessa, Janet, Janeta, Janeth, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Jania, Janica, Janice, Janie, Janina, Janine, Janique, Janis, Janise, Janit, Janka, Janna, Jannel, Jannelle, Janney, Janny, Jany, Jayna, Jayne, Jaynell, Jayni, Jaynie, Jean, Jeanelle, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenda, Jenella, Jenelle, Jenica, Jeniece, Jeni, Jenie, Jensina, Jensine, Jess, Jinna, Joan, Joana, Joanna, Johanna, Johnetta, Johnna, Jonella, Jonelle, Joni, Jonie, Juana, Juanita, Sheena, Shene, Sinead, Vania and Vanya. For more information, see also the related name Shanae. Baby names that sound like Jane are Janne, Jann, Janea, Jeane, Jone, Joane and June. View a list of the 22 names that reference Jane.

Janea \j(a)-nea\ as a girl's name is a variant of Janae (American). See for meaning of Janea. The baby name Janea sounds like Janna, Jana, Janaea, Jane, Jania, Janey and Janee. Other similar baby names are Danea, Janeva, Jalea, Janka, Janeta, Janet, Janean, Janela, Janel and Tanea.

Janean \j(a)-nean\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jane (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janean is "God is gracious". The baby name Janean sounds like Janeane and Janeen. Other similar baby names are Janea, Janeva, Jadeyn, Jaden, Jadeana, Jannah, Janna, Jann, Janah, Jana, Janae, Jannae, Janay, Janai, Janaea, Jean, Janka, Jania, Janey, Janeth, Janeta, Janet, Janene, Janee, Janela, Janel, Janely, Janell, Janett, Janess, Janoah, Jazan, Jaylan, Jeaneen, Jineen, Jeneen, Jodean, Jolean and Juneau.

Janeane \j(a)-nea-ne\ as a girl's name is a variant of Jane (Hebrew), and the meaning of Janeane is "God is gracious". The baby name Janeane sounds like Janene and Janean. Other similar baby names are Janine, Janeese, Jadeana, Janne, Janae, Jannae, Janea, Janaye, Janette, Janee, Janelle, Janeen, Janesse, Janeece, Jannine, Jeanene, Jeane and Jenene.

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Frequently asked questions about baby names

How to pick a baby boy name?

When choosing a baby boy's name, consider family heritage, cultural significance, and personal meaning. Explore names with positive associations and consider how they sound with your surname. It's important to select a name that resonates with you and your family. Try our male name generator above for name ideas for your little boy.
 

How to pick a unique baby girl name?

Consider your family history, cultural significance, or personal meaning when selecting a name for a girl. Names with positive associations and how they complement the family surname are also considerations. Choose a name that holds special significance for you and your family and try our female name generator above for inspiration.

How do I give my child a unique name?

To give your child a unique baby girl name, or unique baby boy name, consider exploring cultural influences, literature, or nature for inspiration. You can also modify traditional names, combine different names, or choose a different spelling. Having a unique name can help your child stand out on a list, however it’s not always smooth sailing for them, especially if they are constantly having to pronounce or spell their name throughout life. It's important to ensure that the name is meaningful and resonates with you and your family.

What to avoid when choosing a baby name?

When choosing your baby’s name it’s important to remember they are the ones who live with this their whole life.  Consider avoiding names with negative associations, difficult spellings, or have potential for teasing (kids can be ruthless at school!).  Consider the significance of initials, cultural sensitivities and the name’s compatibility with your surname.

Can I name my baby anything I want?

In most instances, parents have the freedom to choose their baby's name. However, it's important to be mindful of legal regulations, cultural sensitivities, and the potential impact of the chosen name on your child's future. Consider the long-term implications and seek input from family members for name ideas before finalising a name.