Girls' name · since 1880
Jane
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 379,876 babies named Jane, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #93 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379,876
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jane is the #221 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 379,876 recorded since 1880.
Jane has 379,876 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #221 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #93 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #221 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379,876 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jane ranks #93 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #221 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379,876 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #93 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379,876
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jane's 379,876 recorded births place it above 99.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jane compares
379,876 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jane's all-time total is 1,010x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379,876 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,943 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jane's full recorded timeline at 1953, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 215 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 9,943 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 9,943
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jane popularity over time - boys
1,133 total births recorded since 1907 (Jane as boys' name)
Jane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (82,919 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Jane's strongest decade.
82,919 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,971
1880s
2,971 births
- 1890s 3,882
1890s
3,882 births
- 1900s 4,498
1900s
4,498 births
- 1910s 27,740
1910s
27,740 births
- 1920s
1920s
48,049 births
- 1930s
1930s
45,814 births
- 1940s
1940s
72,537 births
- 1950s
1950s
82,919 births
- 1960s
1960s
43,340 births
- 1970s 9,483
1970s
9,483 births
- 1980s 7,439
1980s
7,439 births
- 1990s 6,691
1990s
6,691 births
- 2000s 7,123
2000s
7,123 births
- 2010s 10,278
2010s
10,278 births
- 2020s 7,112
2020s
7,112 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 82,919 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jane's total volume
Jane by state
Where Jane concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39,893 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 33,104 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 22,685 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 20,341 | 5.4% |
| #5 | California | | 19,014 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 17,156 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 15,921 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 14,333 | 3.8% |
39,893 of 379,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jane appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jane's data
- Jane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (82,919 total births); usage has since declined to 7,112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Janes (39,893 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.