Zhanar or Janar (Kazakh or Russian: Жанар) is a Kazakh female given name. Notable people with the name include:
Zhanar Aitzhanova (born 1965), Kazakhstani minister Zhanar Dugalova (born 1987), Kazakh singer Zhanar Sekerbayeva (born 1983), Kazakh activist, poet, and journalist Zhanar Zhanzunova (born 1985), Kazakhstani judoka