Jayne

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Variant of Jane (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #2837 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Jayne is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1956, when it ranked #212. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 29,000 girls since 1895, ranked #2837 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,741 in France (2025) · #2,859 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jaynes

Jayne Mansfield — American actress and Playboy Playmate (1933–1967)
Jayne Atkinson — British actress
Jayne Torvill — English ice skater
Jayne Meadows — Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)
Jayne Brook — American actress

In stories & tradition

Jayne Grayson — Holby City (TV series)
Jayne — What's Up? (musical stage work)

What Jaynes become

Among 135 notable people named Jayne:

Entertainers appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jayne Mansfield, American actress and Playboy Playmate (1933–1967).

Spellings & nicknames

Jayne is a rare spelling of Jane — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way; Jane itself ranked #221 in 2025.

Similar names: Janna · Marianne · Jaycie · Laine · Dianna · Joanne

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