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Jane

Girl's name · #221 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Jane — on the books since 1880, #221 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 380,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jane ranks in other countries and regions.

#207 in Netherlands (2025) · #219 in Ireland (2025) · #309 in N. Ireland (2025) · #376 in New Zealand (2025) · #564 in Belgium (2025) · #685 in Scotland (2025) · #1,029 in France (2025) · #1,086 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,121 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,278 in Ecuador (2025) · #313 in Canada (2024).

Famous Janes

• Jane Austen — English novelist (1775–1817)
• Jane Goodall — English primatologist and anthropologist (1934–2025)
• Jane Fonda — American actress and activist
• Jane Addams — American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer (1860–1935)
• Jane Wyman — American actress (1917–2007)

In stories & tradition

• Jane (Miss Marple) — The Body in the Library (book)
• Mary Jane Watson — Spider-Man (video game)
• Jane Foster — Thor (comic book series)

What Janes become

Among 2,900 notable people named Jane:

Artists & writers appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jane Austen, English novelist (1775–1817).

Spellings & nicknames

About 150 girls a year are given Janie as their full name and 80 Jennie.

Similar names: Janie · Rosemary · Jamie · Anne · Sylvia · June

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