Given name & surname
Jene
“God is gracious”
Jene is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jene is a variant of Jean. In French use, Jean carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,218
- 646 boys · 1,572 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,030 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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