Jane

Meaning and origin of Jane

Popularity of Jane in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1917.
• Over recent years, Jane has been stable (−1.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jane every 56 schools, all spellings combined.

Jane in English-speaking countries

Jane ranks 206^th in Ireland, 246^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 256^th in United States, against 833^rd in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  246^th girls’ name41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 968

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  206^th girls’ name63 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,029−6.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  256^th girls’ name3,682 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,312+1.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  362^nd girls’ name99 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,561+1.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  304^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,608

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  493^rd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,817

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,231^st girls’ name80 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,598+4.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Janne5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jane

• Perle
• Nil
• Louve
• Marthe
• Anne
• France
• Lys
• Joanne
• Juline
• Dune
• Janelle
• Fleur