Jane

English

"God is gracious"

Jane Origin and Meaning

Variation of Janae

Jane Rank in US Top 1000

# 269 in the US

Jane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 76 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jane

• 269 US 2024
• 76 Nameberry 2025
• 207 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Jane

• Janes Means Pierce Wife of President Franklin Pierce
• Jane Seymour third Queen consort of Henry VIII of England
• Jane Grey Queen of England for nine days
• Jane Austen English novelist
• Jane Addams American settlement worker
• Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield) American singer/actress
• (Ernestine) Jane Geraldine Russell American actress
• Jane Sanders wife of Vermont's Senator Bernie Sanders
• Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce) American dancer, singer, and actress
• Jane Asher English actress, one,time fiancee of musician Paul McCartney
• Jane Seymour Fonda American actress
• (Valerie) Jane Morris Goodall English primatologist
• Jane Withers American actress
• Jane Margaret Lakes Harman former U.S. Congresswoman from California
• Jane Seymour (born Joyce Frankenberg) English actress
• Jane Dee Hull American politician, 20th governor of Arizona
• Jane Clifton Australian actress
• Jane Morgan American singer
• Jane Marian Joseph English composer
• (Emma) Jane Catherine Cobden English radical politician
• Jane Krakowski American actress
• Jane Frances Kaczmarek American actress
• Jane Colburn Levy American actress
• Jane Leeves English actress
• Jane Marie Lynch American actress/comedienne
• Jane Elliott American educator and activist
• Jane Espenson American TV writer and producer
• Jane Porter Scottish novelist and playwright
• Jane Boleyn Viscountess Rochford, sister,in,law of Queen Anne Boleyn
• Jane Adams American actress
• Jane "Poni" Adams (born Betty Jane Bierce) American actress
• Jane Adams English novelist
• Calamity Jane (born Martha Jane Canary) American frontierswoman
• Jane Ussher New Zealand photographer
• Jane Pratt American magazine and website editor (Jane Magazine)
• Jane Dornacker American musician, comedienne and journalist
• Jane Urquhart Canadian novelist and poet
• Jane Moore Sibbett American actress
• Jane Alexander American author and actress
• Jane Ira Bloom American jazz musician
• Jane Green English novelist
• Jane Olivor American cabaret singer
• (Elizabeth) Jane Campion New Zealand screenwriter
• Jane Hyatt Yolen American novelist
• Jane Monheit American jazz singer
• Jane Nossette Jarvis American jazz pianist
• (Margaret) Jane Pauley American news anchor and journalist
• Jane Lauder American businesswoman of Estee Lauder
• Jane Jensen (born Jane Elizabeth Smith) American video game designer
• Jane Therese Curtin American actress/comedienne
• Jane Mallory Birkin English model and originator of Hermes Birkin bag
• Jane Smiley American novelist
• Jane Grybennikova Ukrainian model
• Jane Zhang (born Zhang Liangying) Chinese pop singer
• Jane Erin Carrey daughter of actor Jim Carrey
• Jane Kimmel (b. 2014) daughter of comedian Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney

The name Jane in Pop Culture

• "Jane Eyre " novel by Charlotte Bronte and its main character
• Jane Porter character in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan series
• Jane Bennet eldest sister in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
• Jane Fairfax character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
• Jane "Eleven" Hopper character on TV's "Stranger Things"
• Mary Jane Watson character in the Marvel Universe
• Jane Foster character in the Thor series
• Jane Chapman character in "Big Little Lies"
• Jane Gloriana Villanueva character on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
• Jane Kano character in 2019's "Charlie's Angels"
• Jane "Janie" Johnson aka Jennie Spring main character in Caroline B. Cooney's "The Face on the Milk Carton"
• Jane Gallagher character in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye"
• Jane Marple character in novels by Agatha Christie
• Jane Murdstone David Copperfield's step,aunt in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield"
• Jane Rizzoli character on TV's "Rizzoli & Isles"
• Jane Penvellyn character in the HER Interactive video game, "Curse of Blackmoor Manor"
• Jane Sloan character in "The Bold Type"
• Jane Burnham character in movie "American Beauty"
• Jane Anne Deveraux, character on TV's "The Originals"
• Jane Quimby main character on TV's "Jane by Design"
• Jane Bingum main character on TV's "Drop Dead Diva"
• Jane and the Dragon book series by Martin Baynton and TV show
• Jane Wendy's daughter in Disney's "Return to Neverland'
• Jane Penderwick character in The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall
• "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" novel by Ernest J. Gaines and movie
• Jane Sterling character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Jane character in "Half,Magic" by Edward Eager
• Jane Nichols main character in movie "27 Dresses"
• Jane character in the Twilight Saga
• Jane Moffat character in "The Moffats" series by Eleanor Estes
• Jane Margolis character on TV's "Breaking Bad"
• Jane Andrews character in "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery
• Jane Kerkovich Williams, character on TV' "Happy Endings"
• Jane Lane character in animated series Daria
• Jane Morgan character in movie "My Babysitter's a Vampire"
• Jane Crocker character in web comic "Homestuck"
• Jane Larkin character in "Call Him Demon"
• Jane character in "Will Grayson, Will Grayson," by John Green and David Levithan
• Patrick Jane main character on TV's "The Mentalist"
• Blue "Jane" Sargent character in "The Raven Cycle"
• Jane Banks character in "Mary Poppins"
• Jane Beale character in TV's "EastEnders"
• Jane Fairy Godmother's daughter in Disney's "Descendants"
• Jane main character in "The Iron Dragon's Daughter"
• Jane main character in Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton.
• Sister Jane Ingalls character on Netflix's original series "Orange Is the New Black"
• Jane character in the Line Webtoon "Winter Woods"
• Jane "Janie" Scott character in The Apothecary
• Jane Boolittle daughter of Doctor Boolittle in "Monster High" show and series
• Jane character in "On the Road"
• Jane Norman clothing company
• "Jane " song by the Barenaked Ladies
• Mary Jane slang for marijuana
• Plain Jane slang for an ordinary woman
• Jane Doe stand,in name for a woman
• Jane's Addiction American alternative rock band
• Dear Jane Hong Kong rock band
• "G.I. Jane " 1997 movie
• 'Soldier Jane' song by Beck
• "Queen Jane Approximately " song by Bob Dylan
• "Jane Jane, Jane," song by the Kingston Trio
• "Sweet Jane " song by the Velvet Underground
• Jane Cobalt character in the Addicted Series
• Jane Jetson from the cartoon series "The Jetsons"
• Jane Tiberia Kirk Starship Captain in Star Trek comics by IDW Publishing, Jane Tiberia Kirk is a female version of Captain James Tiberius Kirk
• Jane the Killer Creepypasta
• Jane Ryan main character in movie "New York Minute"
• Jane "Alice" Jones character in movie "Closer"

International Variations of the name Jane

• Jeanne French