Jayne

#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1956 · 1,470 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
29,107
since 1895

Jayne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jayne has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #212, 1956girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#2,82260—
2024#2,66165—
2023#2,70464#10,8216
2022#2,49072—
2021#3,15751—
2020#2,54967—
2019#2,28579—
2018#2,27580—
2017#2,40175—
2016#2,14990—
2015#2,29481—
2014#2,21385—
2013#2,38576—
2012#2,93558—
2011#2,41676—
2010#2,56271—
2009#2,75265—
2008#2,53874—
2007#2,78765—
2006#2,66967—
2005#2,63664—
2004#2,02091—
2003#2,46566—
2002#2,44765—
2001#2,06481—
2000#1,77698—
1999#1,75391—
1998#2,12468—
1997#1,76685—
1996#1,59997—
1995#1,531100—
1994#1,376120—
1993#1,72586—
1992#1,63093—
1991#1,287130—
1990#1,272128—
1989#1,213133—
1988#1,099142—
1987#1,209119—
1986#1,38093#5,3327
1985#1,056140#6,5235
1984#1,075130#6,3155
1983#1,090126—
1982#1,053137—
1981#982149—
1980#1,016143—
1979#923159—
1978#1,117116—
1977#1,088119—
1976#1,092111—
1975#1,026117—
1974#1,054112—
1973#980121—
1972#893141—
1971#835165—
1970#765189#4,7245
1969#657228—
1968#598259—
1967#508349—
1966#462420—
1965#424488—
1964#393611—
1963#345750—
1962#316877—
1961#295981#4,0655
1960#313909—
1959#2601,131—
1958#2291,326—
1957#2161,524—
1956#2121,470—
1955#2351,179—
1954#282911—
1953#353575—
1952#354539—
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1950#318595—
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1947#337559—
1946#333490—
1945#338405—
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1943#408321—
1942#432281—
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1940#464207—
1939#502177—
1938#492183—
1937#582134—
1936#615115—
1935#575125—
1934#635110—
1933#563129—
1932#606117—
1931#621114—
1930#669105—
1929#76085—
1928#673107—
1927#659118—
1926#607137—
1925#504195—
1924#522188—
1923#495198—
1922#468214—
1921#424256—
1920#465213—
1919#524169—
1918#571156—
1917#498175—
1916#581134—
1915#71887—
1914#78854—
1913#74849—
1912#97827—
1911#1,11316—
1910#1,7738—
1909#1,6078—
1908#1,5478—
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1906#1,22910—
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five girls were named Jayne! It came in at #1,592, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1895–1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jayne is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMNIllinois: #369 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsILWisconsin: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsWIMichigan: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,681 girlsMINew York: #328 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,332 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedSDIowa: #343 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,563 girlsIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,391 girlsINOhio: #278 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,801 girlsOHPennsylvania: #220 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,092 girlsPANew Jersey: #320 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,521 girlsNJConnecticut: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsCTCalifornia: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,844 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedHITexas: #851 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,704 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Pennsylvania#220 · 1 in 2,092
  2. Connecticut#239 · 1 in 2,538
  3. Wisconsin#259 · 1 in 2,486
  4. Ohio#278 · 1 in 2,801
  5. New Jersey#320 · 1 in 4,521

Best ever in a state: #92 in Massachusetts, 1956.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#220461 in 2,092
Connecticut#23951 in 2,538
Wisconsin#259101 in 2,486
Ohio#278201 in 2,801
New Jersey#32071 in 4,521
New York#328231 in 4,332
California#343121 in 2,844
Iowa#34361 in 3,563
Illinois#369131 in 4,561
Indiana#40351 in 5,391
Michigan#48851 in 7,681
Texas#85161 in 9,704
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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 Jayne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 161 spots since 2024 (#2,661 → #2,822)
  • 273 spots since 2020 (#2,549 → #2,822)
  • 528 spots since 2015 (#2,294 → #2,822)
  • Biggest jump: 230 spots in 1913 (#978 → #748)
  • Biggest drop: 108 spots in 1970 (#657 → #765)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 1956 at #212 (1,470 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 64 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1912–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,342
  • Highest: 1 in 1,342 girls born in 1957 were named Jayne (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #212 in 1956, was only 1 in 1,366 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 33.7% of all girls named Jayne (9,801) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,592 (1895)#1,592
1900s31#1,229 (1906)#1,611
1910s875#498 (1917)#829
1920s1,711#424 (1921)#558
1930s1,309#492 (1938)#586
1940s3,957#311 (1949)#381
1950s9,801#212 (1956)#280
1960s5,872#295 (1961)#431
1970s1,350#765 (1970)#977
1980s1,312#982 (1981)#1,117
1990s998#1,272 (1990)#1,606
2000s736#1,776 (2000)#2,415
2010s771#2,149 (2016)#2,392
2020s379#2,490 (2022)#2,731

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.

Jayne in 1923

girls
#495
198 births · 1 in 6,093 girls

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #495Jayne198
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 6,093 of them was named Jayne, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayne
  1. #491Joanna199
  2. #491Magdalene199
  3. #491Monica199
  4. #495Jayne198
  5. #495Alfreda198
  6. #497Verda195
  7. #498Phoebe194
  8. #498Syble194

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →