How Many People Are Named Jane?
people named Jane are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,648 people in the US has this name
Based on 381,009 babies named Jane in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,961 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jane in English. Counting Jane and these spellings together, about 228,573 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jane (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jane alive today is about 62 years old, and 73% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jane first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 9,961 babies. In 2025, 1,380 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jane never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #35, in 1946, and it was in the top 100 in 60 years between 1880 and 1965. In 2025 it ranked #221.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #221 |
| Best rank | #35 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | 60 (1880 to 1965) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #51 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jane alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jane were born in New York than in any other state: about 19,781 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jane was given 1.8 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in Wisconsin and 1.7 times in Massachusetts.
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