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Jayne

/ˈdʒeɪn/ · 100% girls · 60 born in 2025

Jayne has been given to about 29,140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 22,805
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jayne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 1,524
  • Born in 202560
  • All time29,140

How popular is Jayne?

Its best year was 1957, when 1,524 babies were given the name, ranking 216th. The typical living American called Jayne is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jayne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jane0.85
  2. Layne0.85
  3. Rayne0.85
  4. Janine0.79
  5. Jayme0.79
  6. Jayde0.79
  7. Jazmyne0.79
  8. Jasmyne0.79

Middle names for Jayne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jayne Noelle0.83
  2. Jayne Frances0.80
  3. Jayne Belle0.80
  4. Jayne Hazel0.80
  5. Jayne Violet0.79
  6. Jayne Della0.76

Sibling names for Jayne

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.94
  2. Rockybrother · 0.90
  3. Laurelsister · 0.89
  4. Margosister · 0.89
  5. Rudybrother · 0.84
  6. Dannybrother · 0.83

Where Jayne is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jayne Wilson0.75
  2. Jayne Williams0.75
  3. Jayne Walker0.75
  4. Jayne Turner0.75
  5. Jayne Torres0.75
  6. Jayne Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jayne

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jayne across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.