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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 122 babies (rank #262 that year). In 2024 it was given to 97 girls (rank #313). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

2,957
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
122
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
199162#427
199258#461
199377#372
199454#451
199576#372
199687#325
199774#365
199878#351
199997#284
200081#340
200186#322
200264#405
200348#530
200478#368
200585#347
200689#343
200794#336
2008102#319
200992#355
201095#342
201182#388
201281#392
2013103#312
2014103#317
2015104#323
2016102#327
201791#360
2018112#288
2019122#262
202085#366
2021110#294
202284#351
2023104#288
202497#313