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What does Jane mean?

Jane ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced jayn. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jane is "God is gracious". Originally a feminine form of John. A longtime popular girl's name. It is not a royal name, but has been borne by the 16th century's Lady Jane Grey who was unwillingly proclaimed queen. It was influenced by the 19th-century use as the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre". In the 1940s, the name was borne by statuesque American film celebrity Jane Russell. Often used as a middle name, Jane is also the basis of many variants and as the second element in combinations such as Sarah-Jane. See also Jenny, Jiana, Seana, Sian, and Siobhan. Author Jane Austen; actresses Jane Fonda, Jane Seymour, Jayne Mansfield, Jane Wyman, Janeane Garofalo, Jane Kaczmarek; TV newswoman Jane Pauley.

STARTS WITH Jan-

ASSOCIATED WITH gracious, 16th century, lady (noble), 19th century, combinations (blend)

Variations

VARIANTS Gene▼, Gianina, Gianna▲, Giovanna▲, Iva▼, Ivana▲, Ivancka, Ivanka, Ivanna▲, Jaina, Jaine, Jainee, Jan▼, Jana▼, Janae, Janaye, Jandy, Janeczka, Janeen▼, Janel▼, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janelle, Janean, Janeane, Janee, Janene, Janerita, Janessa, Janet▼, Janeta, Janeth, Janetta, Janette▼, Janey, Jania▼, Janica, Janice▼, Janie▼, Janina, Janine▼, Janique, Janis▼, Janise, Janit, Janka, Janna▼, Jannel, Jannelle, Janney▼, Janny, Jany, Jayna, Jayne▼, Jaynell, Jayni, Jaynie, Jean▼, Jeanelle, Jeanette▼, Jeanie▼, Jeanne▼, Jeannette▼, Jeannine▼, Jenda, Jenella, Jenelle▼, Jenica, Jeniece, Jeni, Jenie, Jensina, Jensine, Jess, Jinna, Joan▼, Joana▼, Joanna, Johanna, Johnetta, Johnna▼, Jonella, Jonelle, Joni▼, Jonie, Juana, Juanita▼, Sheena▼, Shene, Sinead, Vania, Vanya

How popular is Jane?

Jane is a very popular first name for females (#77 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#29142 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Jane reached its apex rank of #40 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is at #291 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Jane name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Jane outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Jane (#291 A YEAR AGO) listed in the Top 2000 are Gianna (#80), Joanna (#212), Jenna (#423), Johanna (#536), Ivanna (#566), Janelle (#582), Giovanna (#837), Janessa (#978), Jana (#984), Jenny (#1120), Ivana (#1187), Janae (#1193), Janet (#1412), Janice (#1433), Janie (#1691), Juana (#1692), Joan (#1727), Jianna (#1739), Iva (#1892), Jennie, Jenni, Jenise, Jess, Joana, Jenice, Gene, Jonelle, John, Johnetta, Johnna, Jeni, Joni, Juanita, Shanae, Sheena, Sian, Sinead, Siobhan, Jenica, Jayne, Jenelle, Janey, Ivanka, Jaina, Jan, Janean, Janee, Janeen, Janel, Janene, Janeth, Janetta, Janette, Jania, Jeannine, Janina, Janine, Janis, Janise, Janna, Janney, Jayna, Jean, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeanne, Jeannette and Vania. Other forms, like Siana, are uncommon. These relations of Jane were favored as birth names 9 decades ago (USAGE OF 5.45%) and are now much less widespread (USAGE 0.64%, ▼88.3%), with forms such as Sheena becoming somewhat dated. Ivanna, Gianna, Giovanna and Ivana are four of the more contemporarily stylish baby names in this compilation.