Janes

Boy · recorded 1912–1985

  • 1985last recorded
  • 1928best year

Most popular in 1928.

Last recorded in 1985. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Janes.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

071419121930194919671985

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Janes, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191212
19166
19188
19199
19206
19215
19225
192311
19244
19259
19266
19274
192814
19297
19307
19328
19335
19349
19358
193611
19376
19385
19396
19405
19414
19425
19435
19447
19483
19523
19572
19583
19592
19602
19613
19624
19633
19645
19663
19675
19694
19704
19715
19723
19733
19764
19793
19803
19824
19833
19853

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Janes isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1985
6
Rank in 1985
#5,785
How rare
1 in 308,035 boys
Since 1912
358

Janes was last recorded in 1985. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1928, at 14 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Janes doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.