EveryBabyNames

Jane

4 countries#221 in United States, 2025
US
#221
in United States, 2025
FR
#860
in France, 2022
SCOT
#632
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#290
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
392,414
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
9,961
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jane was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

381,009 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #221 · peaked in 1947 with 9,961 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, California

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

8,431 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #860 · peaked in 1920 with 231 births

Most common in: Paris, Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe, Charente, Indre-et-Loire

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,671 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #632 · peaked in 1974 with 274 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

303 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #290 · peaked in 1998 with 27 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Jane’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#477
2007#424↑53
2008#389↑35
2009#386↑3
2010#385↑1
2011#367↑18
2012#343↑24
2013#357↓14
2014#322↑35
2015#290↑32
2016#279↑11
2017#282↓3
2018#290↓8
2019#277↑13
2020#263↑14
2021#266↓3
2022#290↓24
2023#281↑9
2024#269↑12
2025#221↑48

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