Jayne
A respelling of Jane, which English took from the Old French Jehanne, the feminine of Jehan. The root is the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning God is gracious.
Jayne in 2025
Jayne was given to 60 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,988th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 55,256 babies born.
The history of Jayne
Jayne reached its highest point in 1957, when 1,524 babies were given the name, ranking 403rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 400th, in 1956.
Across the 131 years of records since 1895, 29,140 babies have been named Jayne. Half of them were born before 1957, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jayne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jayne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,657 |
| 1900s | 31 | 1,984 |
| 1910s | 875 | 920 |
| 1920s | 1,711 | 799 |
| 1930s | 1,309 | 896 |
| 1940s | 3,957 | 568 |
| 1950s | 9,801 | 400 |
| 1960s | 5,877 | 543 |
| 1970s | 1,355 | 1,310 |
| 1980s | 1,329 | 1,654 |
| 1990s | 998 | 2,153 |
| 2000s | 736 | 3,058 |
| 2010s | 771 | 3,823 |
| 2020s | 385 | 4,450 |
Where Jayne is heading
Jayne has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 81 babies in 2015 to 60 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Jayne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jayne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jayne.