Jane: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- JAYN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls
English form of Jehanne/Jean, feminine counterparts of John, from Hebrew Yochanan. Jane has been widely used in English since the Middle Ages.
How popular is Jane?
Babies named Jane in 20241,180
2024 rank#269 girls
Peak year1945
Total US babies since 1880379,619
Jane is steady now but far below its 1945 peak.
Names like Jane
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jane questions
What does the name Jane mean?
Jane means "God is gracious". It comes from Hebrew. English form of Jehanne/Jean, feminine counterparts of John, from Hebrew Yochanan. Jane has been widely used in English since the Middle Ages.
Is Jane a boy or girl name?
Jane is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jane?
1,180 US babies were named Jane in 2024. Its peak year was 1945.
How do you pronounce Jane?
Jane is usually pronounced JAYN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.