Girls' name · since 1895
Jayne
29,107 babies named Jayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,827 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,107
- born since 1895
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jayne currently ranks #2827 among girls' names in America, with 29,107 babies recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Jayne recorded 29,107 times among girls since 1895, holding rank #2827 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,827 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,107 born since 1895
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayne ranks #851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,827 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,107 born since 1895, peaking in the 1950s.
- #851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,827 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,107
- born since 1895
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jayne's 29,107 recorded births place it above 98.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jayne compares
29,107 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Jayne's all-time total is 77x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,107 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,524 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayne splits its recorded history at 1965: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 1,524 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 1,524
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Jayne popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1961 (Jayne as boys' name)
Jayne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (9,801 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Jayne's strongest decade.
9,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s 875
1910s
875 births
- 1920s 1,711
1920s
1,711 births
- 1930s 1,309
1930s
1,309 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,957 births
- 1950s
1950s
9,801 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,872 births
- 1970s 1,350
1970s
1,350 births
- 1980s 1,312
1980s
1,312 births
- 1990s 998
1990s
998 births
- 2000s 736
2000s
736 births
- 2010s 771
2010s
771 births
- 2020s 379
2020s
379 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 9,801 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jayne 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 Jayne's total volume
Jayne by state
Where Jayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,783 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 2,082 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,009 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,783 | 6.1% |
| #5 | California | | 1,774 | 6.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,399 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 1,352 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 1,263 | 4.3% |
2,783 of 29,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Jayne appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayne's data
- Jayne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (9,801 total births); usage has since declined to 379 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jaynes (2,783 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Jayne 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.