Jane

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, a Latin form of the Greek name แผธฯ‰ฮฌฮฝฮฝฮทฯ‚, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ, a short form of the name ื™ึฐื”ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ, meaning "Yahweh is merciful".

From Wikipedia

Jane first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 418 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jane

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jane yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

8,806
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
418
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1952121#70
1953154#56
1954154#59
1955161#58
1956210#43
1957225#41
1958277#33
1959260#36
1960321#43
1961418#36
1962362#40
1963356#38
1964372#36
1965369#31
1966371#27
1967378#32
1968336#36
1969338#41
1970337#42
1971376#40
1972346#45
1973284#50
1974312#45
1975255#53
1976228#53
1977210#56
1978182#66
1979204#54
1980181#63
1981165#73
1982175#71
1983142#85
1984139#81
198537#114
198644#109
20143#479
20173#469