Fun Facts About the Name Jadee
- 313 babies named Jadee: U.S. records list 313 babies given the name Jadee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jadee Mean?
Jadee is a spelling of the name Jade, which is the English word for the ornamental green stone. That word reached English through French jade, from Spanish (piedra de) ijada, literally "stone of the flank," built on Latin ilia, "flanks" or "groin." The Spanish phrase named a stone that was believed to cure pain in the side or kidneys when pressed against the body, so the literal sense behind the name is "stone of the flank." In practice the name is understood simply as a reference to the gemstone, not to the flank or to any medical use.
The English word jade that means a worn-out or ill-tempered horse is a separate word, from Old Norse jalda, "mare." It is spelled the same way but has nothing to do with the gemstone, and it plays no part in the name's meaning.
Jadee Name History & Origins
Jade is a fairly recent personal name in English, taken directly from the word for the stone rather than inherited from an older given name. It began to appear as a girl's name in the English-speaking world in the 20th century and grew more common in the later decades of that century. Jade Jagger, born in 1971, is one of the best-known early bearers. The word it comes from is older than the name: Spanish ijada and French jade named the material in the 16th century, and English adopted the French form. The mineral itself has a much longer separate history - it was carved in China and worked in Mesoamerica for centuries - but that is the history of the stone, not of the English given name.
Jadee adds an -ee ending to Jade. English has a long pattern of feminine names whose final sound is written -ie, -y, or -ee, as in Sadie, Katie, and Rosie, and newer spellings such as Kylee and Rylee. Jadee follows that pattern, giving the gemstone name a shape that reads as a feminine given name. This spelling carries no separate etymology of its own; it is a respelling of Jade.
How Popular is the Name Jadee?
Jadee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #5,662 in 2003.
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 | #12,431 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,848 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,786 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #10,551 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,749 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #9,979 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #12,761 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,922 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,428 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,209 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #9,531 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #12,277 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,599 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #5,662 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,509 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #11,418 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,447 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #10,726 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,330 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,919 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,722 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #9,108 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #9,930 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,041 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #12,511 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,600 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,467 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,443 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #8,479 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #10,793 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #7,939 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,853 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,847 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,267 | 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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