The first name Jayne
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, a 20th-century spelling of Jane.
A form of Jane.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jayne last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 39 births (#638).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jayne with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jayne at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 60 girls born in the United States were named Jayne, the 2,837th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 1,524 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jayne
26 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jayne MansfieldAmerican actress (1933–1967)
- Jayne AtkinsonBritish actress, born 1959
- Jayne TorvillEnglish ice skater, born 1957
- Jayne MeadowsChinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)
- Jayne BrookAmerican actress, born 1960
- Jayne Ann KrentzAmerican novelist, born 1948
- Jayne CountyAmerican singer (born 1947)
- Jayne Anne PhillipsAmerican writer (born 1952)
- Jayne KennedyAmerican actress, model, writer, producer, and television personality (born 1951)
- Jayne CortezAmerican avant-garde jazz poet (1934–2012)
- Jayne AppelAmerican basketball player (born 1988)
- Mary Jayne GoldAmerican heiress (1909–1997)
More Hebrew girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Jayne?
- Jayne comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Jayne?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jayne, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1997, with 39 births.
- Is Jayne a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 29,140 US babies named Jayne since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jayne most popular?
- 1957 in the United States, when 1,524 babies were named Jayne, its highest rank at 216th.
- What name is Jayne a form of?
- Jayne is a form of Jane.
- Is Jayne also a surname?
- Yes. Jayne is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.