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Jade

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
1
Peak era
2000s
Today
▼ Cooling

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Meaning

the gemstone, from Spanish piedra de ijada; a direct translation pick for families whose Chinese name carries 玉 (yù, "jade") or Vietnamese name carries Ngọc (jade/jewel); one of the cleanest meaning-for-meaning matches in this whole list

The story

Jade is the gemstone, and the gemstone's name is a small history lesson: Spanish traders called it piedra de ijada, stone of the flank, from an old belief that it eased pains in the side, and English clipped the phrase down to jade. As a girls' name it is one of the cleanest translation picks anywhere: families whose Chinese heritage includes the character yu, or whose Vietnamese lineage carries Ngoc, can bring the meaning straight into English without losing a thing. In US records the name surfaced in the 1960s and climbed for four straight decades; Mick Jagger named his daughter Jade in 1971, and the climb steepened through the years that followed, though we cannot prove the connection. It peaked in the 2000s and has settled only slightly since, still bright, still cool to the touch, one polished syllable.

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How popular is Jade around the world?

In the United States, 17,369 babies were named Jade between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 2,925 girls named Jade were born in 2025, the 2nd most common name among girls that year.

Jade is on the official records of the United States, France, Mexico City, Canada, Montevideo, Argentina, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, South Australia, Chile, Ireland, Brazil, Scotland, England and Wales, Spain and Austria.

Jade crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 1,300

In the United States, 17,369 babies were named Jade between 2020 and 2025.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 220

In France, about 2,925 girls named Jade were born in 2025, the 2nd most common name among girls that year.

1960peak 2009

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Mexico City City

1 in 650

In Mexico City, there were 182 registrations of Jade in 2022.

2000peak 20102022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (4 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Canada

1 in 1,100

In Canada, 328 girls named Jade were born in 2024, the 73rd most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 19992024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Montevideo City

1 in 1,300 · 2011

In Montevideo, 18 girls named Jade were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.

1990peak 2011

share of that year’s births on record

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Argentina

1 in 1,900

In Argentina, 353 newborns were given the name Jade in 2024.

2012peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Puerto Rico

1 in 2,000

In Puerto Rico, 9 babies were named Jade in 2025, and 360 have carried the name since 1998.

1998peak 20142025

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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New Zealand

1 in 2,700

In New Zealand, 21 girls named Jade were registered in 2025.

1970peak 20012025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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South Australia

1 in 3,100 · 2017

In South Australia, 6 girls were registered as Jade in 2017.

1960peak 19972017

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Chile

1 in 3,500

In Chile, 51 girls were registered as Jade in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1940peak 2011

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Ireland

1 in 4,900

In Ireland, 11 girls named Jade were born in 2025, the 352nd most common name among girls that year.

1964peak 20002025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Brazil

1 in 7,600

At the 2022 census, 26,671 people in Brazil were named Jade, the 888th most common name, with a median age of 8.
Among people named Jade living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

1940speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 9,715 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Scotland

1 in 9,200

In Scotland, 5 girls named Jade were registered in 2024, the 541st most common name among girls that year.

1974peak 19922024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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England and Wales

1 in 10,000

In England and Wales, 49 girls named Jade were born in 2025, the 747th most common name among girls that year.

peak 19962025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Spain

1 in 24,000

In Spain, 1,815 residents are named Jade, ranked 1,003rd among women, with a mean age of 10.9 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 girl named Jade was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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New South Wales

outside the top 100

Jade is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.

1970peak 20022025

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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Poland

last on record 2016

Jade is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Jade

Most people given the name Jade in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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