Jayne

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Jane

Girl's name · #2837 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Jayne is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1956, when it ranked #212. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 29,000 girls since 1895, ranked #2837 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,475 in Canada (2025) · #2,741 in France (2025) · #6,762 in Ecuador (2025) · #736 in Ireland (2024) · #5,892 in England & Wales (2024) · #439 in N. Ireland (2014) · #1,940 in Austria (2008) · #606 in Scotland (2006) · #412 in New Zealand (1992).

Famous Jaynes

Jayne Mansfield — American actress (1933–1967)
Jayne Torvill — English ice skater (born 1957)
Jayne Meadows — American actress and author (1919–2015)
Jayne Atkinson — British actress (born 1959)
Jayne Brook — American actress (born 1960)

In stories & tradition

Jayne Grayson — Fictional executive officer in BBC TV medical drama Holby City
Jayne — What's Up? (musical stage work)

What Jaynes become

Among 135 notable people named Jayne:

Entertainers appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jayne Mansfield, American actress (1933–1967).

Spellings & nicknames

Jayne is a rare spelling of Jane — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way; Jane itself ranked #221 in 2025.

Similar names: Janna · Debora · Jaycie · Laine · Dianna · Joanne

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