Jane
#221 for girls in 2025, 1,380 births · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #10,894
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 8,971 births
- Debut · girls
- 215 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 60 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 379,876since 1880
Jane over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #221 | 1,380 | — | |
| 2024 | #269 | 1,186 | — | |
| 2023 | #281 | 1,116 | — | |
| 2022 | #290 | 1,089 | — | |
| 2021 | #266 | 1,172 | — | |
| 2020 | #263 | 1,169 | — | |
| 2019 | #277 | 1,189 | — | |
| 2018 | #290 | 1,133 | — | |
| 2017 | #282 | 1,157 | — | |
| 2016 | #279 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2015 | #290 | 1,112 | — | |
| 2014 | #322 | 1,026 | — | |
| 2013 | #357 | 898 | — | |
| 2012 | #343 | 927 | — | |
| 2011 | #367 | 868 | — | |
| 2010 | #385 | 833 | — | |
| 2009 | #386 | 831 | — | |
| 2008 | #389 | 826 | — | |
| 2007 | #424 | 775 | — | |
| 2006 | #477 | 665 | — | |
| 2005 | #472 | 651 | — | |
| 2004 | #459 | 657 | — | |
| 2003 | #427 | 704 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #417 | 696 | — | |
| 2001 | #423 | 671 | — | |
| 2000 | #437 | 647 | — | |
| 1999 | #438 | 618 | — | |
| 1998 | #415 | 638 | — | |
| 1997 | #404 | 648 | — | |
| 1996 | #407 | 639 | — | |
| 1995 | #418 | 618 | — | |
| 1994 | #369 | 706 | — | |
| 1993 | #368 | 691 | — | |
| 1992 | #395 | 652 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #363 | 708 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #345 | 773 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #325 | 779 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #340 | 723 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #357 | 668 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #356 | 669 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #335 | 709 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #323 | 725 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #298 | 784 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #289 | 845 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #314 | 762 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #312 | 775 | — | |
| 1979 | #325 | 720 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #328 | 699 | — | |
| 1977 | #318 | 744 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #320 | 697 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #300 | 782 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #288 | 827 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #260 | 957 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #238 | 1,160 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #232 | 1,296 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #202 | 1,601 | — | |
| 1969 | #170 | 1,880 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #146 | 2,192 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #127 | 2,729 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #111 | 3,213 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #95 | 3,927 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #93 | 4,567 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #75 | 5,767 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #73 | 6,114 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #72 | 6,365 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #67 | 6,586 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #67 | 6,864 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #61 | 7,199 | #1,724 | 21 |
| 1957 | #56 | 7,788 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #50 | 8,241 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #50 | 8,343 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #49 | 8,343 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #43 | 8,913 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #42 | 9,322 | #1,939 | 16 |
| 1951 | #43 | 8,942 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #39 | 8,964 | #1,657 | 20 |
| 1949 | #41 | 8,719 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #39 | 8,781 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #36 | 9,943 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #35 | 8,971 | #1,157 | 36 |
| 1945 | #36 | 7,639 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #41 | 6,564 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #44 | 6,032 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #46 | 5,707 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #46 | 5,090 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #47 | 5,091 | #1,251 | 29 |
| 1939 | #46 | 4,771 | #1,323 | 25 |
| 1938 | #44 | 4,786 | #1,310 | 26 |
| 1937 | #42 | 4,702 | #1,481 | 21 |
| 1936 | #42 | 4,719 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1935 | #43 | 4,646 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #48 | 4,358 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #47 | 4,377 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #49 | 4,348 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #50 | 4,532 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #55 | 4,575 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #62 | 4,353 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | #62 | 4,411 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #60 | 4,695 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | #56 | 4,641 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #53 | 4,881 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #53 | 5,104 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #55 | 4,917 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #55 | 4,805 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #47 | 5,188 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #48 | 5,054 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #53 | 4,527 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #53 | 4,730 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #55 | 4,258 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #62 | 3,826 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #69 | 3,264 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #71 | 2,340 | — | |
| 1913 | #81 | 1,759 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #89 | 1,390 | — | |
| 1911 | #98 | 937 | — | |
| 1910 | #116 | 709 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #116 | 626 | — | |
| 1908 | #130 | 531 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #124 | 526 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #140 | 438 | — | |
| 1905 | #151 | 393 | — | |
| 1904 | #142 | 395 | — | |
| 1903 | #143 | 381 | — | |
| 1902 | #142 | 388 | — | |
| 1901 | #150 | 325 | — | |
| 1900 | #128 | 495 | — | |
| 1899 | #128 | 382 | — | |
| 1898 | #130 | 406 | — | |
| 1897 | #125 | 396 | — | |
| 1896 | #115 | 413 | — | |
| 1895 | #119 | 394 | — | |
| 1894 | #119 | 390 | — | |
| 1893 | #123 | 354 | — | |
| 1892 | #113 | 396 | — | |
| 1891 | #102 | 379 | — | |
| 1890 | #108 | 372 | — | |
| 1889 | #103 | 374 | — | |
| 1888 | #92 | 446 | — | |
| 1887 | #107 | 288 | — | |
| 1886 | #105 | 306 | — | |
| 1885 | #91 | 330 | — | |
| 1884 | #98 | 295 | — | |
| 1883 | #102 | 247 | — | |
| 1882 | #101 | 254 | — | |
| 1881 | #99 | 216 | — | |
| 1880 | #98 | 215 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jane was already there! It came in at #98, and was given to 215 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 300 girls a year got the name.
Where Jane is popular in 1960
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Wisconsin#31 · 1 in 114
- Maine#33 · 1 in 121
- Minnesota#33 · 1 in 127
- Iowa#36 · 1 in 132
- Rhode Island#38 · 1 in 157
Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #31 | 395 | 1 in 114 |
| Maine | #33 | 82 | 1 in 121 |
| Minnesota | #33 | 304 | 1 in 127 |
| Iowa | #36 | 214 | 1 in 132 |
| Rhode Island | #38 | 52 | 1 in 157 |
| Massachusetts | #39 | 359 | 1 in 147 |
| Vermont | #39 | 27 | 1 in 133 |
| Delaware | #41 | 28 | 1 in 163 |
| South Dakota | #44 | 41 | 1 in 173 |
| North Dakota | #45 | 43 | 1 in 154 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 77 | 1 in 188 |
| New Hampshire | #50 | 31 | 1 in 177 |
| Connecticut | #52 | 117 | 1 in 210 |
| Illinois | #54 | 452 | 1 in 238 |
| Indiana | #57 | 222 | 1 in 227 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 457 | 1 in 244 |
| New York | #63 | 640 | 1 in 262 |
| New Jersey | #64 | 232 | 1 in 249 |
| Ohio | #66 | 410 | 1 in 257 |
| Michigan | #67 | 325 | 1 in 272 |
| Missouri | #67 | 157 | 1 in 285 |
| Kansas | #71 | 74 | 1 in 284 |
| Maryland | #71 | 111 | 1 in 272 |
| Kentucky | #74 | 98 | 1 in 327 |
| Oregon | #74 | 53 | 1 in 305 |
| Idaho | #75 | 24 | 1 in 268 |
| West Virginia | #77 | 55 | 1 in 316 |
| North Carolina | #88 | 128 | 1 in 379 |
| Virginia | #88 | 105 | 1 in 379 |
| District of Columbia | #89 | 41 | 1 in 322 |
| South Carolina | #102 | 59 | 1 in 442 |
| Hawaii | #105 | 16 | 1 in 375 |
| Utah | #107 | 25 | 1 in 427 |
| Georgia | #109 | 93 | 1 in 479 |
| Washington | #114 | 63 | 1 in 449 |
| California | #117 | 340 | 1 in 508 |
| Tennessee | #118 | 64 | 1 in 569 |
| Montana | #119 | 15 | 1 in 446 |
| Colorado | #120 | 43 | 1 in 454 |
| Louisiana | #121 | 80 | 1 in 485 |
| Wyoming | #124 | 7 | 1 in 415 |
| Alabama | #130 | 56 | 1 in 620 |
| Arkansas | #131 | 27 | 1 in 659 |
| Nevada | #134 | 5 | 1 in 465 |
| Florida | #136 | 89 | 1 in 565 |
| Oklahoma | #139 | 36 | 1 in 583 |
| Arizona | #145 | 29 | 1 in 522 |
| New Mexico | #158 | 21 | 1 in 588 |
| Texas | #174 | 143 | 1 in 793 |
| Mississippi | #271 | 17 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jane
- 48 spots since 2024 (#269 → #221)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#263 → #221)
- 69 spots since 2015 (#290 → #221)
- Biggest jump: 53 spots in 2007 (#477 → #424)
- Biggest drop: 49 spots in 1995 (#369 → #418)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #35 (8,971 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1911–1965
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 171 girls born in 1945 were named Jane (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,165 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
- Its best rank, #35 in 1946, was only 1 in 175 (0.57%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.8% of all girls named Jane (82,919) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,971 | #91 (1885) | #100 |
| 1890s | 3,882 | #102 (1891) | #118 |
| 1900s | 4,498 | #116 (1909) | #137 |
| 1910s | 27,740 | #53 (1918) | #75 |
| 1920s | 48,049 | #47 (1921) | #55 |
| 1930s | 45,814 | #42 (1936) | #47 |
| 1940s | 72,537 | #35 (1946) | #41 |
| 1950s | 82,919 | #39 (1950) | #50 |
| 1960s | 43,340 | #67 (1960) | #103 |
| 1970s | 9,483 | #202 (1970) | #281 |
| 1980s | 7,439 | #289 (1982) | #325 |
| 1990s | 6,691 | #345 (1990) | #392 |
| 2000s | 7,123 | #386 (2009) | #431 |
| 2010s | 10,278 | #277 (2019) | #319 |
| 2020s | 7,112 | #221 (2025) | #265 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jane in 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 307 of them was named Jane, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 112,227 of them was named Jane, which outranked 59.6% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,812Watson20
- #1,812Wellington20
- #1,812Zackary20
- #1,858Jane19
- #1,858Albino19
- #1,858Allie19
- #1,858Anson19
- #1,910Alfonse18
- #1,910Alvino18
- #1,910Arlo18
Tied with 51 names at #1,858; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.