Janne
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Jan and Johan.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Janne (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Janne has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44 | 1,259 |
| 2000 | 53 | 1,258 |
| 2001 | 51 | 1,262 |
| 2002 | 56 | 1,255 |
| 2003 | 64 | 1,255 |
| 2004 | 66 | 1,256 |
| 2005 | 72 | 1,244 |
| 2006 | 77 | 1,243 |
| 2007 | 80 | 1,235 |
| 2008 | 81 | 1,238 |
| 2009 | 78 | 1,219 |
| 2010 | 79 | 1,210 |
| 2011 | 80 | 1,212 |
| 2012 | 77 | 1,201 |
| 2013 | 79 | 1,207 |
| 2014 | 79 | 1,194 |
| 2015 | 76 | 1,184 |
| 2016 | 71 | 1,171 |
| 2017 | 68 | 1,183 |
| 2018 | 68 | 1,182 |
| 2019 | 63 | 1,189 |
| 2020 | 65 | 1,190 |
Janne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Janne.Hi! My name is Janne.
- Janne ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Janne called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Janne i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Janne this afternoon.
- Jannes mamma är lärare.Janne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jannes mamma is Janne's mum.
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Questions about Janne
How do you pronounce Janne in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Janne in your device's Swedish voice. J is said like the English y.
What does the name Janne mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Jan and Johan.
How popular is Janne in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Janne in 2022. In 2020, 1,255 people in Sweden had Janne as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2004 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.