Jane

Girl French #281 in 2023

Jane is a girl name of French origin.

Meaning of Jane

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehanne, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name

Popularity of Jane

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,114 births in 2023

1880 2023

377,306 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1947

9,960 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.