Name Janja.

  • Name Janja in modern Croatia

    Janja is a female name, in Croatia almost exclusively Croatian. It is one of the more common names (among the top 500) in Croatia, with over eight thousand namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Janja in Croatia

    The name Janja was the most popular from years 1930 to 1938. The peak year was 1930. It was the least popular from years 1997 to 2007.

  • Prevalence

    Name Janja is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Janja live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (over five hundred), Osijek (over two hundred), Split (over a hundred). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Draž (0.98% of total population).

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  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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