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Jane is a given name of Hebrew, Old French, English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 379,619 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 378,486 as girls and 1,133 as boys. Jane gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #188 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,180
2023 1,114
2022 1,089
2021 1,172
2020 1,169
2019 1,188
2018 1,133
2017 1,157
2016 1,135
2015 1,112
2014 1,026
2013 898
2012 927
2011 868
2010 833
2009 831
2008 826
2007 775
2006 665
2005 651
2004 657
2003 709
2002 696
2001 671
2000 647
1999 618
1998 638
1997 648
1996 639
1995 618
1994 706
1993 691
1992 657
1991 718
1990 781
1989 787
1988 730
1987 674
1986 679
1985 719
1984 731
1983 789
1982 849
1981 769
1980 775
1979 725
1978 699
1977 752
1976 702
1975 787
1974 835
1973 962
1972 1,167
1971 1,302
1970 1,601
1969 1,885
1968 2,200
1967 2,738
1966 3,221
1965 3,943
1964 4,575
1963 5,775
1962 6,128
1961 6,381
1960 6,607
1959 6,879
1958 7,219
1957 7,805
1956 8,251
1955 8,361
1954 8,362
1953 8,934
1952 9,338
1951 8,962
1950 8,984
1949 8,738
1948 8,801
1947 9,960
1946 9,007
1945 7,656
1944 6,583
1943 6,052
1942 5,732
1941 5,114
1940 5,121
1939 4,796
1938 4,812
1937 4,723
1936 4,745
1935 4,664
1934 4,376
1933 4,395
1932 4,366
1931 4,552
1930 4,596
1929 4,373
1928 4,432
1927 4,722
1926 4,663
1925 4,905
1924 5,121
1923 4,928
1922 4,823
1921 5,200
1920 5,063
1919 4,544
1918 4,740
1917 4,271
1916 3,832
1915 3,279
1914 2,340
1913 1,766
1912 1,390
1911 937
1910 715
1909 626
1908 536
1907 531
1906 438
1905 393
1904 395
1903 381
1902 388
1901 325
1900 495
1899 382
1898 406
1897 396
1896 413
1895 394
1894 390
1893 354
1892 396
1891 379
1890 372
1889 374
1888 446
1887 288
1886 306
1885 330
1884 295
1883 247
1882 254
1881 216
1880 215