Janes Popularity by Year
Follow Janes across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Janes birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Boys | 6 | #5,785 | Down 301 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Down 891 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 8 | #4,593 | Up 932 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Up 531 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 5 | #6,056 | Down 1,121 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 6 | #4,935 | Up 166 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | Down 115 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 1,328 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 8 | #3,658 | Up 178 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 7 | #3,836 | Down 522 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 8 | #3,314 | Down 554 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 9 | #2,760 | Up 1,188 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 1,283 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 10 | #2,665 | Up 653 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 7 | #3,318 | Down 470 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 9 | #2,848 | Up 804 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 6 | #3,652 | Up 386 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 5 | #4,038 | Down 50 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 5 | #3,988 | Down 713 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 7 | #3,275 | Up 718 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 5 | #3,993 | Down 620 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 6 | #3,373 | Up 295 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 1,359 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 10 | #2,309 | Up 655 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 7 | #2,964 | Down 24 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 7 | #2,940 | Up 565 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 5 | #3,505 | Down 375 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 6 | #3,130 | Down 301 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 7 | #2,829 | Up 346 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | No rank change |
| 1937 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | Down 991 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 11 | #2,184 | Up 535 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 8 | #2,719 | Down 156 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 9 | #2,563 | Up 1,079 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 5 | #3,642 | Down 793 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 8 | #2,849 | Up 173 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 8 | #3,022 | Down 42 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 8 | #2,980 | Down 932 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 15 | #2,048 | Up 2,162 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 5 | #4,210 | Down 825 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 7 | #3,385 | Down 630 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 10 | #2,755 | Up 1,592 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 5 | #4,347 | Down 1,901 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 12 | #2,446 | Up 1,861 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 5 | #4,307 | Down 438 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 6 | #3,869 | Down 54 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 6 | #3,815 | Down 938 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 9 | #2,877 | Up 219 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 8 | #3,096 | Up 801 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 5 | #3,897 | Down 1,353 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | — |