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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedAKMaine: #186 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 961 girlsMEVermont: #143 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 598 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 765 girlsNHWashington: #282 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedIDMontana: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 821 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #145 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 603 girlsNDMinnesota: #135 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 619 girlsMNIllinois: #229 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsILWisconsin: #114 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 522 girlsWIMichigan: #178 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsMINew York: #207 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsNYMassachusetts: #117 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 623 girlsMARhode Island: #122 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 670 girlsRIOregon: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #150 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 587 girlsSDIowa: #143 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 640 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 917 girlsINOhio: #192 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsOHPennsylvania: #187 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsPANew Jersey: #173 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsNJConnecticut: #183 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsCTCalifornia: #364 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,629 girlsCAUtah: #273 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsUTColorado: #435 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsCONebraska: #159 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 730 girlsNEMissouri: #221 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsMOKentucky: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,992 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsWVVirginia: #378 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,404 girlsVAMaryland: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsMDDelaware: #127 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 573 girlsDEArizona: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedNMKansas: #218 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedARTennessee: #442 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,580 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #605 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,202 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,553 girlsOKLouisiana: #386 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,808 girlsLAMississippi: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,062 girlsMSAlabama: #549 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,998 girlsALGeorgia: #409 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,760 girlsGAHawaii: #208 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 739 girlsHITexas: #584 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,613 girlsTXFlorida: #323 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#114 · 1 in 522
  2. Massachusetts#117 · 1 in 623
  3. Rhode Island#122 · 1 in 670
  4. Delaware#127 · 1 in 573
  5. Minnesota#135 · 1 in 619

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#114831 in 522
Massachusetts#117861 in 623
Rhode Island#122121 in 670
Delaware#12781 in 573
Minnesota#135611 in 619
Iowa#143431 in 640
Vermont#14361 in 598
North Dakota#145111 in 603
New Hampshire#15071 in 765
South Dakota#150121 in 587
Nebraska#159191 in 730
Indiana#166551 in 917
New Jersey#173561 in 1,026
Michigan#178921 in 1,000
Connecticut#183231 in 1,055
Maine#186101 in 961
Montana#18681 in 821
Pennsylvania#1871001 in 1,159
Ohio#192911 in 1,174
New York#2071421 in 1,195
Hawaii#20881 in 739
Kansas#218161 in 1,315
Missouri#221291 in 1,535
Illinois#229701 in 1,518
Oregon#241111 in 1,381
West Virginia#242121 in 1,611
Utah#27371 in 1,474
Washington#282171 in 1,675
Arizona#285101 in 1,404
Maryland#307121 in 2,501
Florida#323211 in 2,260
Kentucky#343111 in 2,992
California#364621 in 2,629
South Carolina#37491 in 2,983
Virginia#378121 in 3,404
Louisiana#386141 in 2,808
Georgia#409121 in 3,760
Oklahoma#42961 in 3,553
Colorado#43551 in 3,711
Tennessee#44281 in 4,580
Mississippi#51451 in 5,062
Alabama#54961 in 5,998
Texas#584201 in 5,613
North Carolina#60561 in 8,202
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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 1958

girls
#229
1,326 births · 1 in 1,517 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #229Jayne1,326
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,517 of them was named Jayne, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayne
  1. #226Esther1,345
  2. #227Chris1,340
  3. #228Sherrie1,338
  4. #229Jayne1,326
  5. #230Edith1,318
  6. #231Jamie1,312
  7. #231Mildred1,312
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →