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Jayne

“Variant of Jane — God is gracious” — Hebrew via French origin

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

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

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

Famous Jaynes

• Jayne Mansfield — American actress and Playboy Playmate (1933–1967)
• Jayne Atkinson — British actress
• Jayne Torvill — English ice skater
• Jayne Meadows — Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)
• Jayne Brook — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Jayne Grayson — Holby City
• Jayne — What's Up?

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 and Playboy Playmate (1933–1967).

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

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