Jade
Jade was the 95th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,658 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 80th; the most babies were born in 2002 (3,630). Over the last ten years it has moved up 31 places. More babies were named Jade in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning jade (the green gemstone) · Spanish, English
Say it JAYD /dʒeɪd/
- Rank in 2025
- #95 girls, up 2 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,658girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20023,630 babies
- Total since 1880
- 109,166babies recorded
What does the name Jade mean?
Jade is the name of the green ornamental stone. English took the word from French, which got it from Spanish piedra de la ijada, 'stone of the flank'; Wikipedia explains that the stone was believed to cure pains in the side or stomach. Wiktionary notes that Jade came into general use as a given name in the 1970s. It is popular in France and Britain as well as the US, mostly for girls.
piedra de la ijada (Spanish, “stone of the flank”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jada, Jayde, Jaida.
See also: English names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jade', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jade (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Jade popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5,855 since 1947, 57 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #95 | 2,658 |
| 2020 | #97 | 2,748 |
| 2010 | #114 | 2,725 |
| 2000 | #116 | 2,865 |
| 1990 | #219 | 1,312 |
| 1980 | #660 | 273 |
| 1970 | #1,317 | 81 |
| 1960 | #2,766 | 20 |
| 1950 | #2,209 | 20 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jade, counting every spelling?
Jade has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #120 for girls in 2025, against #95 on the official list, because Alaia/Alayah/Alaya and Kaylani/Kailani/Keilani and Allison/Alison/Alisson move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Jade?
2,658 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jade (0.74 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jade born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jade.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jade?
About 101,900 people born in the US named Jade are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Jade mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jade by state
How common Jade was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (2.5×), Nevada (2.4×), Hawaii (2.3×), Rhode Island (2.0×), New Mexico (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, Vermont, Montana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jade: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jade, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jade · Sibling names for Jade
Questions about the name Jade
What does Jade mean?
Jade means “jade (the green gemstone)” (Spanish, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jade?
Jade was the 95th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,658 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 80th; the most babies were born in 2002 (3,630). Over the last ten years it has moved up 31 places. More babies were named Jade in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jade a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jade in the US.
Where is Jade most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jade was most common in Delaware (4.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Hawaii.