Around the world, يانوس (Janus 
, Younousse 
, Janoš 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The first name يانوس is habitual in Croatia, where it is quite a rare male name, Denmark, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare largely girly, but infrequently masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, Philippines, and Denmark. Also, يانوس is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Janus | Germany, Philippines, United States, Poland, Denmark |
| Younousse | Gambia, Senegal, United States, Mali, France |
| Janoš | Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czechia |
Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janka, Janos, Jean, Jehan, Jhoao, Joan, Joannes, Joao, Jogvan, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Johannès,
يانوس is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Janus , the Stargate Atlantis character; Janoš , the character from novel Two Idols; Janus Valker , the Rat-Man character; János Boka , character in The Paul Street Boys and Janus , the comics character, among other works.