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Sarah-Jayne

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sarah-Jayne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2018, ranging from #916 to #5556.199720002003200620092018#916#5556
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#916
1997#3174
1998#1823
1999#1805
2000#2416
2001#2226
2002#2540
2003#4373
2004#2278
2005#2970
2006#2320
2007#2627
2008#5545
2009#5556
2010#4012
2011#4764
2018#4684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 17 of the 23 years from 1996 to 2018.

In 2007: #413 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2627 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2007

    Highest recorded position: #301 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2007).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #301 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Sarah-Jayne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#29706HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#25406HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#18239HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#91623HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3014HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sarah-Jayne is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Sarah-Jayne, between 1996 and 2018, in 17 of those 23 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: highest position in 199819962018
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201817#916 in 1996
Northern Ireland1998–20072#301 in 1998

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 2011; it appears again in 2018.

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What is known about Sarah-Jayne

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2018.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #301 in Northern Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.