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Jane name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jane ranks #221 in female records (1,380 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#221 · 1,380 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 194 female records (1,186 to 1,380); rank moved from #269 to #221.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 208 female records (1,172 to 1,380); rank moved from #266 to #221.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,380 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Jane becoming more popular?

Jane's reported female count increased by 194 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #269 to #221. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Jane. That is not a count of zero.

Jane in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JaneFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3800201620252016: 1,135 female records2017: 1,157 female records2018: 1,133 female records2019: 1,189 female records2020: 1,169 female records2021: 1,172 female records2022: 1,089 female records2023: 1,116 female records2024: 1,186 female records2025: 1,380 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,380221——
20241,186269——
20231,116281——
20221,089290——
20211,172266——
20201,169264——
20191,189277——
20181,133290——
20171,157282——
20161,135279——

Questions about Jane’s popularity

How common is Jane in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jane ranks #221 in female records (1,380 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jane?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jane only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Jane creates a match.

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