Jane
Pronounced JH EY1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Jane?
Jane is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 408,719 children — the 100th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1947, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1947, when 10,501 children were given it.
Jayne is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jane and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jayne
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EY1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jane
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jane
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jane?
- Jane ranks 100th among girls' names in US records, with 408,719 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,173.
- Is Jane a unisex name?
- No. Jane is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jane most popular?
- 1947, when 10,501 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jane spelled?
- Jayne. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.