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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 112 babies (rank #316 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,018
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
112
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
1996112#316
199780#399
199881#394
199986#376
200059#501
200170#440
200255#544
200343#674
200435#798
200543#714
200639#789
200746#733
200831#1,005
200938#887
201032#1,052
201121#1,458
201231#1,115
201328#1,235
201436#1,009
201528#1,226
201624#1,397