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How popular is the name Jayne?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jaynes are alive today.
Jayne (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Jane in England and Wales, ranked 5892nd in 2024 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 990 babies were given the name, the 50th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2024 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 11,000 babies have been named Jayne in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Jayne include Joan.
Across all spellings of the name, the Jane you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Janes born in England and Wales are between 59 and 70, and there are at least 180,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 44% chance that at least one of them will be called Jane.
How many babies are named Jayne each year?
Includes all spellings: Jayne, Jane. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Jayne spelling rank?
Where does the Jane spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Jayne most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Jane, peaked in 1964, when around 11,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Jayne spelling itself peaked in 1964, with around 990 babies.
How many people are called Jayne?
At least 180,000 people named Jayne in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Jayne?
Most living Jaynes are between 59 and 70; the most common age is about 62.
Is Jayne becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.