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Jane

3,656,696births recorded
29Countries
55Variants
1900Peak · France
#10Austria 2025

Jane is a girl name family recorded 3,656,696 times in 29 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Austria (#10 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1900, at 3,410.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Joan (United States, Ontario, Catalonia), Jeanne (France), Juana (Argentina).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Jane

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Jeanne French 567,375 🇫🇷 France #23 1900 ▶ 1 %
Jeanne French 163,609 🇺🇸 United States #4546 1925 ▼ 17 %
Jeanne French 4,604 🇨🇦 Québec #23 2025 ▲ 69 %
Jeanne French 3,647 🇧🇪 Belgium #28 2025 ▲ 53 %
Jeanne French 2,076 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1929 –
Jeanne French 836 🇨🇭 Switzerland #257 2006 ▼ 14 %
Joan English 488,939 🇺🇸 United States #984 1932 ▲ 89 %
Joan English 21,663 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1934 –
Joan English 12,260 🇪🇸 Spain – 2002 –
Joan English 9,705 🇪🇸 Catalonia #42 2000 ▼ 37 %
Joan English 8,580 🇦🇷 Argentina #411 2013 ▲ 59 %
Joan English 8,370 🇫🇷 France #788 2008 ▼ 59 %
Jean English 458,436 🇺🇸 United States #2117 1929 ▲ 46 %
Jean English 17,856 🇨🇦 Ontario #1410 1925 new
Jean English 2,420 🇮🇪 Ireland – 1972 –
Jean English 2,337 🇨🇦 British Columbia – 1925 –
Jean English 530 🇫🇷 France – 1917 –
Jean English 442 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 1974 –
Jane English 381,009 🇺🇸 United States #221 1945 ▲ 39 %
Jane English 12,047 🇨🇦 Ontario #542 1950 ▼ 10 %
Jane English 8,585 🇫🇷 France #1027 1917 ▲ 10 %
Jane English 6,907 🇦🇺 New South Wales – 1966 –
Jane English 4,805 🇮🇪 Ireland #213 1974 ▼ 23 %
Jane English 2,727 🇦🇺 South Australia – 1957 –
Joanne English 212,474 🇺🇸 United States #2607 1934 ▼ 25 %
Joanne English 16,522 🇨🇦 Ontario #932 1958 ▲ 30 %
Joanne English 13,268 🇦🇺 New South Wales – 1970 –
Joanne English 5,289 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 1978 –
Joanne English 4,992 🇮🇪 Ireland – 1979 –
Joanne English 3,465 🇫🇷 France #665 1988 ▲ 68 %
Juana Spanish 162,897 🇦🇷 Argentina #49 1922 ▲ 126 %
Juana Spanish 18,881 🇺🇸 United States #1222 1904 ▲ 95 %
Juana Spanish 1,310 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) #43 1940 ▲ 876 %
Juana Spanish 1,030 🇫🇷 France #5446 1966 ▼ 37 %
Juana Spanish 291 🇪🇸 Catalonia #311 2024 ▲ 59 %
Juana Spanish 17 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #3705 2025 –
Joanna Polish 112,067 🇺🇸 United States #306 1984 ▲ 5 %
Joanna Polish 31,183 🇵🇱 Poland #76 2000 ▼ 57 %
Joanna Polish 8,255 🇫🇷 France #710 1992 ▲ 38 %
Joanna Polish 4,347 🇨🇦 Ontario #250 1984 ▲ 22 %
Joanna Polish 4,115 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #514 1996 ▼ 15 %
Joanna Polish 2,555 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland #359 1978 ▶ 2 %
Joann English 157,456 🇺🇸 United States #3028 1934 ▼ 31 %
Joann English 806 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1954 –
Joann English 660 🇫🇷 France #3354 2011 ▼ 58 %
Joann English 171 🇮🇪 Ireland – 1982 –
Joann English 96 🇨🇦 British Columbia – 1951 –
Joann English 28 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 1977 –
Johanna German 54,376 🇺🇸 United States #869 1893 ▼ 40 %
Johanna German 33,294 🇦🇷 Argentina #1277 1990 ▼ 83 %
Johanna German 27,640 🇫🇷 France #643 1993 ▼ 53 %
Johanna German 16,172 🇦🇹 Austria #10 2018 ▼ 23 %
Johanna German 5,018 🇸🇪 Sweden #782 1998 ▼ 78 %
Johanna German 2,473 🇭🇺 Hungary #80 2023 –
Jana Russian 46,223 🇺🇸 United States #1241 1961 ▼ 24 %
Jana Russian 8,038 🇪🇸 Spain #87 2007 –
Jana Russian 7,627 🇪🇸 Catalonia #13 2007 ▲ 4 %
Jana Russian 7,608 🇦🇹 Austria #69 2008 ▼ 51 %
Jana Russian 5,355 🇫🇷 France #223 2019 ▲ 34 %
Jana Russian 5,036 🇧🇪 Belgium #256 1998 ▼ 54 %

Related names

Other-gender form

Derived names

Linked names

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in France correlates closely with Jane's.

  1. 1Martin
  2. 2Constance
  3. 3Adelie
  4. 4Agatha
  5. 5Alyssa
  6. 6Hedi

How we grouped these names

  • Jeanne ↔ Joan — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Jane — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Juana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Giovanna — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Joana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Ioana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Johanna — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Joanna — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Johana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Ivana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Zhanna — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Žana — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Jeane — checked by hand
  • Jeanne ↔ Jehanne — checked by hand

Questions about Jane

How popular is the name Jane?

In 2025 it ranked #10 in Austria. Official registers record 3,656,696 births across 29 countries.

What is Jane in other languages?

Jeanne (French); Joan (English); Jean (English); Joanne (English); Juana (Spanish); Joanna (Polish); Joann (English); Johanna (German); Jana (Russian); Ivana (Spanish).

When was Jane most popular?

It peaked in France in 1900, at 3,410.4 births per 100,000.

Is Jane a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Jane is a girl name.