The first name Jade
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 49 girls were named Jade, making it the 747th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 2,750 births (#19).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jade with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jade at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,658 girls born in the United States were named Jade, the 95th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 3,630 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Jade in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Jade in Finnish and French too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Jade
42 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jade NorthAustralian footballer (born 1982)
- Jade EwenEnglish singer and actress, born 1988
- Jade PettyjohnAmerican actress, born 2000
- Jade JonesBritish taekwondo practitioner, born 1993
- Jade GoodyEnglish reality television personality (1981-2009)
- Jade CareyAmerican artistic gymnast, born 2000
- Jade ThirlwallBritish singer-songwriter, born 1992
- Jade RaymondCanadian video game executive, born 1975
- Jade CargillAmerican professional wrestler and fitness model, born 1992
- Jade BarbosaBrazilian artistic gymnast, born 1991
- Jade PugetAmerican musician, born 1973
- Samantha JadeAustralian singer, actress and songwriter (born 1987)
Questions
- What does the name Jade mean?
- From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s.
- How popular is the name Jade?
- In 2025, 49 girls born in England and Wales were named Jade, ranking 747th. Its peak was 1996, with 2,750 births.
- Is Jade a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 95% of the 109,166 US babies named Jade since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jade most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 3,630 babies were named Jade, its highest rank at 86th.
- What are other spellings of Jade?
- Jada.