Jane - A very unique female name
Jane appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #116. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Jane and more.
With that position 1 in 1,581 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Jane peaked in popularity 75 years ago in 1946 on position 35.
Famous with this name

Thomas Jane

Jane Lynch

Jane Birkin
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Jane is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Jane is currently topping the baby name charts in Utah at position #58 - and is the least popular in North Carolina at position #640.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Jane is where you live.
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Jane origin and meaning
Jane is a 4 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Jane, pop culture references for the name Jane and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Jane
We've found the following names that sound similar to Jane, sorted by popularity.
Joan / Jean / Jamie / Jasmine / Joanne / June / Jeanne / Joann / Jenna / Joanna /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 340 |
2011 | 374 |
2010 | 381 |
2009 | 386 |
2008 | 390 |
2007 | 425 |
2006 | 478 |
2005 | 474 |
2004 | 459 |
2003 | 430 |
2002 | 418 |
2001 | 423 |
2000 | 446 |
1999 | 442 |
1998 | 426 |
1997 | 407 |
1996 | 408 |
1995 | 427 |
1994 | 371 |
1993 | 372 |
1992 | 396 |
1991 | 360 |
1990 | 341 |
1989 | 323 |
1988 | 347 |
1987 | 355 |
1986 | 355 |
1985 | 337 |
1984 | 322 |
1983 | 294 |
1982 | 286 |
1981 | 314 |
1980 | 311 |
1979 | 333 |
1978 | 328 |
1977 | 314 |
1976 | 318 |
1975 | 299 |
1974 | 284 |
1973 | 263 |
1972 | 236 |
1971 | 227 |
1970 | 202 |
1969 | 170 |
1968 | 146 |
1967 | 127 |
1966 | 110 |
1965 | 95 |
1964 | 93 |
1963 | 75 |
1962 | 73 |
1961 | 72 |
1960 | 67 |
1959 | 66 |
1958 | 61 |
1957 | 56 |
1956 | 50 |
1955 | 50 |
1954 | 49 |
1953 | 43 |
1952 | 42 |
1951 | 43 |
1950 | 39 |
1949 | 41 |
1948 | 39 |
1947 | 36 |
1946 | 35 |
1945 | 36 |
1944 | 41 |
1943 | 44 |
1942 | 46 |
1941 | 46 |
1940 | 47 |
1939 | 46 |
1938 | 44 |
1937 | 41 |
1936 | 42 |
1935 | 43 |
1934 | 48 |
1933 | 47 |
1932 | 48 |
1931 | 50 |
1930 | 55 |
1929 | 62 |
1928 | 62 |
1927 | 60 |
1926 | 56 |
1925 | 53 |
1924 | 52 |
1923 | 55 |
1922 | 55 |
1921 | 47 |
1920 | 48 |
1919 | 53 |
1918 | 53 |
1917 | 55 |
1916 | 62 |
1915 | 69 |
1914 | 71 |
1913 | 81 |
1912 | 89 |
1911 | 99 |
1910 | 116 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Utah | 58 |
Idaho | 104 |
Washington | 165 |
Montana | 229 |
Connecticut | 238 |
Massachusetts | 243 |
Ohio | 248 |
Illinois | 259 |
Michigan | 263 |
Maryland | 273 |
Oregon | 293 |
Wisconsin | 302 |
Minnesota | 309 |
New York | 309 |
Nevada | 313 |
Pennsylvania | 325 |
Virginia | 327 |
New Jersey | 348 |
South Carolina | 357 |
California | 360 |
Arizona | 372 |
Missouri | 382 |
Indiana | 385 |
New Mexico | 414 |
Colorado | 452 |
Oklahoma | 457 |
Louisiana | 463 |
Texas | 483 |
Iowa | 494 |
Georgia | 499 |
Kentucky | 520 |
Arkansas | 527 |
Alabama | 556 |
Florida | 582 |
Tennessee | 583 |
Kansas | 615 |
North Carolina | 640 |
Even more about Jane
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.