Fun Facts About the Name Jade
- Back among the favorites: Jade returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 6 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 109 thousand babies named Jade: U.S. records list 109,144 babies given the name Jade from 1880 through 2025. Even 5,852 boys received the name Jade - about 1 boy for every 18 girls.
What Does the Name Jade Mean?
Jade is an English given name meaning 'stone of the flank', taken from the name of the gemstone. The gemstone word comes from Spanish (piedra de) ijada, from ijada 'flank' or 'side', ultimately from Latin ilia, plural of ile, 'flank.' The Spanish phrase meant 'stone of the flank' or 'colic stone' because the stone was believed to cure pain in the kidneys or flank. The name is not derived from the Chinese word yù (玉), which also means jade; that is a separate linguistic history.
Jade Name History & Origins
The word jade reached English from French, which had borrowed it from Spanish. French had éjade, later shortened to jade, and English adopted that shorter form. As a personal name, Jade is an adoption from the gemstone's name rather than a traditional name passed down from an earlier language. It became a familiar given name in English-speaking countries in the later 20th century and is used mainly for girls, though it is also given to boys. In French, Jade is likewise used as a feminine given name. The name should not be confused with the English word jade meaning a worn-out horse, which has a different and uncertain origin.
How Popular is the Name Jade?
Jade recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2002. Jade ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 2001 through 2002, then returned in 2020 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #95 | 2,658 | 0.1654% |
| 2024 | #84 | 2,931 | 0.1817% |
| 2023 | #80 | 2,926 | 0.1826% |
| 2022 | #88 | 2,887 | 0.1762% |
| 2021 | #92 | 2,859 | 0.1744% |
| 2020 | #97 | 2,748 | 0.1701% |
| 2019 | #105 | 2,719 | 0.1621% |
| 2018 | #111 | 2,698 | 0.1587% |
| 2017 | #110 | 2,737 | 0.1586% |
| 2016 | #117 | 2,700 | 0.1524% |
| 2015 | #126 | 2,569 | 0.1439% |
| 2014 | #139 | 2,392 | 0.1339% |
| 2013 | #127 | 2,586 | 0.1474% |
| 2012 | #112 | 2,740 | 0.1556% |
| 2011 | #113 | 2,676 | 0.1521% |
| 2010 | #114 | 2,725 | 0.1533% |
| 2009 | #129 | 2,494 | 0.1358% |
| 2008 | #130 | 2,647 | 0.1400% |
| 2007 | #113 | 3,036 | 0.1579% |
| 2006 | #111 | 2,998 | 0.1577% |
| 2005 | #114 | 2,897 | 0.1568% |
| 2004 | #109 | 3,051 | 0.1662% |
| 2003 | #101 | 3,393 | 0.1857% |
| 2002 | #86 | 3,630 | 0.2020% |
| 2001 | #98 | 3,281 | 0.1822% |
| 2000 | #116 | 2,865 | 0.1578% |
| 1999 | #117 | 2,788 | 0.1572% |
| 1998 | #125 | 2,657 | 0.1504% |
| 1997 | #129 | 2,492 | 0.1432% |
| 1996 | #145 | 2,239 | 0.1277% |
| 1995 | #166 | 1,783 | 0.1014% |
| 1994 | #161 | 1,945 | 0.1089% |
| 1993 | #150 | 2,080 | 0.1150% |
| 1992 | #181 | 1,688 | 0.0915% |
| 1991 | #210 | 1,413 | 0.0754% |
| 1990 | #219 | 1,312 | 0.0691% |
| 1989 | #239 | 1,147 | 0.0622% |
| 1988 | #292 | 855 | 0.0480% |
| 1987 | #287 | 858 | 0.0493% |
| 1986 | #285 | 861 | 0.0502% |
| 1985 | #328 | 726 | 0.0422% |
| 1984 | #344 | 665 | 0.0395% |
| 1983 | #318 | 734 | 0.0439% |
| 1982 | #374 | 614 | 0.0363% |
| 1981 | #586 | 314 | 0.0188% |
| 1980 | #660 | 273 | 0.0164% |
| 1979 | #636 | 274 | 0.0171% |
| 1978 | #741 | 210 | 0.0137% |
| 1977 | #886 | 162 | 0.0106% |
| 1976 | #923 | 141 | 0.0096% |
| 1975 | #900 | 146 | 0.0100% |
| 1974 | #1,191 | 94 | 0.0064% |
| 1973 | #1,364 | 73 | 0.0050% |
| 1972 | #1,174 | 92 | 0.0060% |
| 1971 | #1,494 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 1970 | #1,317 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1969 | #1,599 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1968 | #1,565 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 1967 | #1,768 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1966 | #2,031 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1965 | #2,367 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1964 | #2,949 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #2,183 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #2,046 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #2,090 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1960 | #2,767 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #2,482 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #2,527 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #2,974 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,123 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #2,663 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,737 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #2,994 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,974 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,422 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,209 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #2,557 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #2,095 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1947 | #2,387 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1946 | #1,573 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1945 | #1,321 | 37 | 0.0028% |
| 1944 | #4,257 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,405 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 2024 | #2,448 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2023 | #2,591 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2022 | #2,360 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2021 | #2,237 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 2020 | #2,425 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,375 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2018 | #2,524 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #2,912 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,394 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,579 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #2,262 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2013 | #2,438 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #2,245 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,521 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #1,942 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 2009 | #1,930 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 2008 | #1,958 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 2007 | #2,023 | 69 | 0.0033% |
| 2006 | #1,716 | 82 | 0.0040% |
| 2005 | #1,491 | 97 | 0.0049% |
| 2004 | #1,399 | 102 | 0.0051% |
| 2003 | #1,423 | 93 | 0.0047% |
| 2002 | #1,313 | 102 | 0.0053% |
| 2001 | #963 | 160 | 0.0082% |
| 2000 | #1,073 | 133 | 0.0068% |
| 1999 | #959 | 151 | 0.0079% |
| 1998 | #1,034 | 131 | 0.0069% |
| 1997 | #943 | 143 | 0.0076% |
| 1996 | #837 | 171 | 0.0090% |
| 1995 | #792 | 184 | 0.0097% |
| 1994 | #761 | 192 | 0.0099% |
| 1993 | #789 | 180 | 0.0092% |
| 1992 | #780 | 180 | 0.0090% |
| 1991 | #856 | 149 | 0.0074% |
| 1990 | #830 | 152 | 0.0074% |
| 1989 | #934 | 119 | 0.0059% |
| 1988 | #902 | 113 | 0.0059% |
| 1987 | #1,089 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1986 | #922 | 98 | 0.0053% |
| 1985 | #937 | 95 | 0.0051% |
| 1984 | #910 | 94 | 0.0052% |
| 1983 | #901 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 1982 | #931 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 1981 | #988 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 1980 | #837 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 1979 | #847 | 105 | 0.0061% |
| 1978 | #728 | 134 | 0.0082% |
| 1977 | #839 | 104 | 0.0063% |
| 1976 | #774 | 116 | 0.0074% |
| 1975 | #809 | 106 | 0.0068% |
| 1974 | #821 | 96 | 0.0061% |
| 1973 | #835 | 91 | 0.0058% |
| 1972 | #796 | 101 | 0.0062% |
| 1971 | #849 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 1970 | #759 | 118 | 0.0063% |
| 1969 | #996 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1968 | #943 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 1967 | #1,208 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1966 | #1,353 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1965 | #1,573 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1964 | #2,474 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,156 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,749 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,097 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,484 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,142 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,205 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,388 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,082 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jade Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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