Jane Name Popularity

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How popular is Jane?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jane, ranked the 291st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Jane has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 35, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1946.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 9,942 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jane was 215 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1906-1918, and 1939-1947, the name Jane took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1963-1974.

The popularity trend for Jane has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jane for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jane?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jane is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Jane (Girl)		Jane (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,123	291	< 5	--
2017		1,156	279	< 5	--
2016		1,134	279	< 5	--
2015		1,111	290	< 5	--
2014		1,026	321	< 5	--
2013		898	355	< 5	--
2012		927	343	< 5	--
2011		867	368	< 5	--
2010		833	384	< 5	--
2009		831	386	< 5	--
2008		826	389	< 5	--
2007		774	424	< 5	--
2006		665	477	< 5	--
2005		651	472	< 5	--
2004		657	459	< 5	--
2003		704	427	5	11,649
2002		696	417	< 5	--
2001		671	423	< 5	--
2000		647	436	< 5	--
1999		618	438	< 5	--
1998		638	415	< 5	--
1997		648	404	< 5	--
1996		639	407	< 5	--
1995		618	419	< 5	--
1994		706	369	< 5	--
1993		687	369	< 5	--
1992		652	395	5	8,995
1991		708	363	9	5,697
1990		771	346	8	6,075
1989		780	325	8	5,872
1988		722	341	7	6,048
1987		668	357	6	6,444
1986		668	356	10	4,267
1985		709	335	9	4,475
1984		725	323	6	5,894
1983		782	298	6	5,799
1982		842	291	5	6,776
1981		762	314	8	4,709
1980		773	312	< 5	--
1979		718	326	5	6,470
1978		699	328	< 5	--
1977		744	318	8	4,352
1976		697	321	5	5,974
1975		782	300	5	5,838
1974		827	288	8	3,992
1973		959	260	5	5,425
1972		1,162	238	6	4,679
1971		1,297	232	6	4,633
1970		1,599	202	< 5	--
1969		1,879	170	5	4,675
1968		2,194	145	8	3,219
1967		2,728	127	10	2,677
1966		3,213	111	8	3,092
1965		3,928	95	16	2,033
1964		4,565	93	7	3,429
1963		5,765	75	11	2,607
1962		6,115	73	12	2,432
1961		6,362	72	19	1,908
1960		6,584	67	19	1,884
1959		6,871	67	16	2,070
1958		7,196	61	21	1,752
1957		7,782	56	17	1,983
1956		8,246	50	10	2,706
1955		8,337	50	17	1,930
1954		8,347	49	18	1,858
1953		8,910	43	21	1,691
1952		9,323	42	16	1,971
1951		8,942	43	20	1,704
1950		8,963	39	20	1,677
1949		8,719	41	19	1,729
1948		8,780	39	20	1,679
1947		9,942	36	18	1,816
1946		8,971	35	36	1,165
1945		7,639	36	17	1,658
1944		6,565	41	19	1,601
1943		6,029	44	20	1,608
1942		5,708	46	24	1,446
1941		5,089	46	25	1,351
1940		5,090	47	29	1,265
1939		4,770	46	25	1,340
1938		4,787	44	26	1,323
1937		4,702	42	21	1,504
1936		4,720	42	26	1,307
1935		4,645	43	18	1,684
1934		4,357	48	18	1,698
1933		4,377	47	18	1,678
1932		4,347	49	18	1,748
1931		4,533	50	20	1,611
1930		4,575	55	21	1,623
1929		4,352	62	20	1,703
1928		4,410	62	21	1,670
1927		4,696	60	27	1,453
1926		4,642	56	22	1,631
1925		4,881	53	24	1,558
1924		5,104	53	17	2,003
1923		4,919	55	11	2,696
1922		4,803	55	18	1,926
1921		5,187	47	12	2,553
1920		5,055	48	9	3,075
1919		4,526	53	17	1,927
1918		4,731	53	10	2,785
1917		4,258	55	13	2,233
1916		3,826	62	6	3,685
1915		3,264	69	15	1,924
1914		2,340	71	< 5	--
1913		1,759	81	7	2,377
1912		1,390	89	< 5	--
1911		937	98	< 5	--
1910		709	116	6	1,504
1909		627	116	< 5	--
1908		531	130	5	1,502
1907		526	124	5	1,447
1906		438	140	< 5	--
1905		393	151	< 5	--
1904		395	142	< 5	--
1903		381	143	< 5	--
1902		388	142	< 5	--
1901		325	150	< 5	--
1900		495	128	< 5	--
1899		382	128	< 5	--
1898		406	130	< 5	--
1897		396	125	< 5	--
1896		413	115	< 5	--
1895		394	119	< 5	--
1894		390	120	< 5	--
1893		354	123	< 5	--
1892		396	113	< 5	--
1891		379	102	< 5	--
1890		372	108	< 5	--
1889		374	103	< 5	--
1888		446	92	< 5	--
1887		288	107	< 5	--
1886		306	105	< 5	--
1885		330	91	< 5	--
1884		295	98	< 5	--
1883		247	102	< 5	--
1882		254	101	< 5	--
1881		216	99	< 5	--
1880		215	98	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.