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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedAKMaine: #117 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 491 girlsMEVermont: #121 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 510 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 500 girlsNHWashington: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsWAIdaho: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsIDMontana: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #148 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 607 girlsNDMinnesota: #131 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 630 girlsMNIllinois: #187 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsILWisconsin: #116 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 536 girlsWIMichigan: #186 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsMINew York: #188 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsNYMassachusetts: #99 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 489 girlsMARhode Island: #123 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 656 girlsRIOregon: #234 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 477 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #134 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 545 girlsSDIowa: #128 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 560 girlsIAIndiana: #147 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 721 girlsINOhio: #179 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsOHPennsylvania: #183 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsPANew Jersey: #173 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 993 girlsNJConnecticut: #184 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsCTCalifornia: #307 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedUTColorado: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsCONebraska: #133 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 545 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsKYWest Virginia: #335 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsWVVirginia: #241 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsVAMaryland: #256 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsMDDelaware: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 962 girlsDEArizona: #331 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNMKansas: #203 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #371 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,028 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,561 girlsOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,619 girlsLAMississippi: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,345 girlsMSAlabama: #347 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,619 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,182 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedHITexas: #505 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,440 girlsTXFlorida: #331 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#99 · 1 in 489
  2. Wisconsin#116 · 1 in 536
  3. Maine#117 · 1 in 491
  4. Vermont#121 · 1 in 510
  5. Rhode Island#123 · 1 in 656

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#991101 in 489
Wisconsin#116821 in 536
Maine#117201 in 491
Vermont#12171 in 510
Rhode Island#123131 in 656
New Hampshire#124111 in 500
Iowa#128511 in 560
Minnesota#131611 in 630
Nebraska#133261 in 545
South Dakota#134131 in 545
Wyoming#13461 in 477
Indiana#147721 in 721
North Dakota#148111 in 607
New Jersey#173581 in 993
Ohio#1791031 in 1,078
Pennsylvania#1831041 in 1,136
Connecticut#184231 in 1,081
Delaware#18651 in 962
Michigan#186891 in 1,069
Illinois#187951 in 1,142
New York#1881631 in 1,039
Kansas#203181 in 1,210
Missouri#219301 in 1,506
Idaho#23061 in 1,060
Montana#23061 in 1,204
Oregon#234111 in 1,450
Virginia#241271 in 1,535
Oklahoma#245141 in 1,561
Maryland#256181 in 1,689
Washington#283161 in 1,799
California#307811 in 2,024
South Carolina#307141 in 2,028
Colorado#31691 in 2,074
Arizona#33171 in 1,950
Florida#331191 in 2,416
West Virginia#33571 in 2,823
Alabama#347141 in 2,619
Kentucky#367101 in 3,373
North Carolina#371161 in 3,163
Georgia#425111 in 4,182
Louisiana#434111 in 3,619
Mississippi#45761 in 4,345
Tennessee#46971 in 5,381
Texas#505261 in 4,440
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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 1957

girls
#216
1,524 births · 1 in 1,342 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #216Jayne1,524
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,342 of them was named Jayne, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayne
  1. #213Janis1,553
  2. #214Joni1,535
  3. #215Karla1,529
  4. #216Jayne1,524
  5. #217Esther1,480
  6. #218Heidi1,453
  7. #219Sherrie1,452
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →