Jade
The stone, from Spanish piedra de ijada, “stone of the flank,” once thought to cure colic.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jade first shows up in the national records in 1944. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 8 different years between 2001 and 2025. Its biggest year was 2002, when 3,630 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 86 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2023, at No. 80. In 2025 it ranked No. 95 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 5,855 of the 109,166 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jayde (9,051), Jad (3,818), Jaide (1,694), Jawad (1,653) (total births since 1880)
Explore Jade interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 131 | No. 1312 |
| 1950s | 187 | No. 2103 |
| 1960s | 346 | No. 1559 |
| 1970s | 1,341 | No. 635 |
| 1980s | 7,047 | No. 239 |
| 1990s | 20,397 | No. 117 |
| 2000s | 30,293 | No. 86 |
| 2010s | 26,545 | No. 105 |
| 2020s | 17,024 | No. 80 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.