The first name Jane

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About the first name Jane

Meaning

The name Jane is the English form of Jeanne and shares the meaning “God is gracious”.

Historical origin

The name Jane comes from medieval English, itself derived from feminine forms of John.

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In Quebec, Jane appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:jandʒeɪn

Frequency of the first name Jane by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jane by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

2,187total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name JaneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jane in baptisms by year.50037525012501765181118571903194919951765–1769 6 baptisms1770–1774 12 baptisms1775–1779 12 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 9 baptisms1800–1804 27 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 18 baptisms1815–1819 15 baptisms1820–1824 45 baptisms1825–1829 60 baptisms1830–1834 183 baptisms1835–1839 279 baptisms1840–1844 237 baptisms1845–1849 201 baptisms1850–1854 255 baptisms1855–1859 174 baptisms1860–1864 168 baptisms1865–1869 111 baptisms1870–1874 54 baptisms1875–1879 75 baptisms1880–1884 33 baptisms1885–1889 27 baptisms1890–1894 33 baptisms1895–1899 18 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 12 baptisms1910–1914 15 baptisms1915–1919 15 baptisms1920–1924 15 baptisms1925–1929 9 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms

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