Jade
Named for the green stone, whose name came through French from Spanish piedra de ijada, stone of the flank, after a belief that it eased internal pain.
Jade in 2025
Jade was given to 2,715 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 232nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,221 babies born.
The history of Jade
Jade reached its highest point in 2002, when 3,732 babies were given the name, ranking 188th that year.
Across the 82 years of records since 1944, 109,166 babies have been named Jade. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jade by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jade | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 136 | 2,284 |
| 1950s | 215 | 3,343 |
| 1960s | 622 | 1,630 |
| 1970s | 2,404 | 910 |
| 1980s | 8,028 | 440 |
| 1990s | 22,029 | 241 |
| 2000s | 31,278 | 188 |
| 2010s | 27,085 | 246 |
| 2020s | 17,369 | 208 |
Where Jade is heading
Jade has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 2,617 babies in 2015 to 2,715 in 2025.
Names like Jade
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jade.