Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jane

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Gift from God
God is gracious
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jane

Pronunciation

j(a)-ne

Famous People

Actress Jane Seymour, Actress Jane Fonda, Author Jane Austen, Actress Jane Kaczmarek, Actress Jane Curtin, Journalist Jane Pauley, Naturalist Jane Goodall

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jim Carrey and Melissa Womer, Daughter of Arthur Miller, Daughter of Jet Li, Daughter of Charlie Chaplin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1946 (rank #1157, 36 births); most recent 2003 (rank #10889, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #36, 9,941 births); most recent 2025 (rank #221, 1,380 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,380
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

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #317, 112 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1111, 30 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202530
202429
202321
202233
202111
202018
201926
201826
201732
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #141, 231 births); most recent 2023 (rank #687, 60 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202360
202250
202163
202054
201949
201867
201761
201665
201540
201462

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #69, 132 births); most recent 2025 (rank #217, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202520
202425
202318
202224
202120
202028
201938
201832
201746
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #40, 274 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
2023–
20228
20213
20206
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #85, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20245
20234
20228
20213
20204
201910
2018–
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #47, 71 births); most recent 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202310
20227
202124
202013
201917
201817
2017–
201617
201526
201419

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence