Is Jane a boy or girl name?
Jane is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,180 girls and 0 boys were named Jane, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 379,619 US babies named Jane were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #269
- Babies named Jane since 1880
- 379,619
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 9,960 babies
Boys and girls named Jane, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,971 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,882 | 100% |
| 1900s | 10 | 4,498 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 74 | 27,740 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 181 | 48,049 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 211 | 45,814 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 227 | 72,537 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 176 | 82,919 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 115 | 43,338 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 48 | 9,484 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 64 | 7,438 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 22 | 6,692 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 5 | 7,123 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,277 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,724 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,180 | #269 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #281 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,089 | #290 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,172 | #266 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,169 | #264 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,188 | #277 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,133 | #290 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #282 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,135 | #279 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,112 | #290 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #322 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 898 | #356 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 927 | #343 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 868 | #368 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 833 | #385 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 831 | #386 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 826 | #389 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 775 | #424 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 665 | #477 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 651 | #472 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 657 | #459 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,652 | 704 | #427 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 696 | #417 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 671 | #423 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 647 | #437 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 618 | #438 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 638 | #415 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 648 | #404 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 639 | #407 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 618 | #419 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 706 | #369 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 691 | #368 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,997 | 652 | #395 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,699 | 709 | #363 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,078 | 773 | #346 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,873 | 779 | #325 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,051 | 723 | #340 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,447 | 668 | #357 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,269 | 669 | #356 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,476 | 710 | #335 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,896 | 725 | #323 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,794 | 783 | #298 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,780 | 844 | #290 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,165 | 762 | #314 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 775 | #312 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,470 | 720 | #325 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 699 | #328 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,352 | 744 | #318 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,978 | 697 | #320 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,838 | 782 | #300 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,994 | 827 | #288 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,428 | 957 | #261 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,676 | 1,161 | #238 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,634 | 1,296 | #232 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,601 | #202 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,675 | 1,880 | #170 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,221 | 2,192 | #146 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,678 | 2,728 | #127 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,099 | 3,213 | #111 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,031 | 3,927 | #95 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,432 | 4,568 | #93 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,603 | 5,764 | #75 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,434 | 6,116 | #73 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,909 | 6,362 | #72 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,880 | 6,588 | #67 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,067 | 6,863 | #67 |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,751 | 7,198 | #61 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,988 | 7,788 | #56 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,707 | 8,241 | #50 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,931 | 8,344 | #50 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,856 | 8,344 | #49 |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,690 | 8,913 | #43 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,971 | 9,322 | #42 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,704 | 8,942 | #43 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,678 | 8,964 | #39 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,730 | 8,719 | #41 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,680 | 8,781 | #39 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,817 | 9,942 | #36 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,166 | 8,971 | #35 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,658 | 7,639 | #36 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,604 | 6,564 | #41 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,608 | 6,032 | #44 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,445 | 5,708 | #46 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,351 | 5,089 | #46 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,265 | 5,092 | #47 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,341 | 4,771 | #46 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,324 | 4,786 | #44 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,505 | 4,702 | #42 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,307 | 4,719 | #42 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,684 | 4,646 | #43 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,698 | 4,358 | #48 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,678 | 4,377 | #47 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,749 | 4,348 | #49 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,611 | 4,532 | #50 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,625 | 4,575 | #55 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,704 | 4,353 | #62 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,672 | 4,411 | #62 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,453 | 4,695 | #60 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,631 | 4,641 | #56 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,557 | 4,881 | #53 |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,003 | 5,104 | #53 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,695 | 4,917 | #55 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,926 | 4,805 | #55 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,553 | 5,188 | #47 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,075 | 5,054 | #48 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,927 | 4,527 | #53 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,785 | 4,730 | #53 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,233 | 4,258 | #55 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,685 | 3,826 | #62 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,924 | 3,264 | #69 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 2,340 | #71 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,377 | 1,759 | #81 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,390 | #89 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 937 | #98 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,504 | 709 | #116 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 626 | #116 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,502 | 531 | #130 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,447 | 526 | #124 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 438 | #140 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 393 | #151 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 395 | #142 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 381 | #143 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 388 | #142 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 325 | #150 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 495 | #128 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 382 | #128 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 406 | #130 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 396 | #125 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 413 | #115 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 394 | #119 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 390 | #120 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 354 | #123 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 396 | #113 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 379 | #102 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 372 | #108 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 374 | #103 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 446 | #92 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 288 | #107 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 306 | #105 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 330 | #91 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 295 | #98 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 247 | #102 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 254 | #101 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 216 | #99 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 215 | #98 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jane reached #1,166 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #35 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jane
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.