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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
1951#337551—
1950#318595—
1949#311621—
1948#341519—
1947#337559—
1946#333490—
1945#338405—
1944#396319—
1943#408321—
1942#432281—
1941#448235—
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—
1907#2,0615—
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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #333 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,100 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsMNIllinois: #245 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsILWisconsin: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsWIMichigan: #280 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsMINew York: #257 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsNYMassachusetts: #175 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,483 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsORNevada: 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: #193 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsINOhio: #249 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsOHPennsylvania: #248 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsPANew Jersey: #239 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsNJConnecticut: #266 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsCTCalifornia: #372 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,184 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedCONebraska: #281 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsNEMissouri: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,593 girlsMOKentucky: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,788 girlsKYWest 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: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsNMKansas: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,198 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,185 girlsNCSouth 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: #384 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,829 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedHITexas: #680 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,316 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#175 · 1 in 1,483
  2. Iowa#193 · 1 in 1,567
  3. Wisconsin#203 · 1 in 1,892
  4. Indiana#216 · 1 in 1,786
  5. Maine#230 · 1 in 1,841

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#175311 in 1,483
Iowa#193171 in 1,567
Wisconsin#203191 in 1,892
Indiana#216231 in 1,786
Maine#23051 in 1,841
New Jersey#239201 in 2,145
Illinois#245391 in 2,148
Pennsylvania#248451 in 2,307
Ohio#249391 in 2,180
Oregon#25381 in 1,845
New York#257631 in 2,244
Kansas#26481 in 2,198
Connecticut#26661 in 2,963
Michigan#280241 in 2,897
Missouri#281151 in 2,593
Nebraska#28151 in 2,615
New Mexico#28551 in 1,691
Minnesota#32281 in 3,993
Washington#33381 in 3,100
California#372351 in 3,184
Georgia#384111 in 3,829
Kentucky#43761 in 5,788
North Carolina#50371 in 7,185
Texas#680111 in 8,316
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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 1948

girls
#341
519 births · 1 in 3,271 girls

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #341Jayne519
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 3,271 of them was named Jayne, which outranked 94.4% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayne
  1. #338Ada533
  2. #339Violet529
  3. #340Helene522
  4. #341Jayne519
  5. #342Joanna515
  6. #343Eloise512
  7. #344Sherrie510
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →