Jade
A precious green gemstone used in ancient cultures for jewelry and ornaments.
Name Census estimates that about 104,124 living Americans carry the first name Jade. It sits at #84 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. It is a predominantly female name (94.6% of registrations). The average person named Jade today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jade births was 2002 (3,732 babies). In terms of living bearers, it sits close to Eduardo (103,999).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jade. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jade with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
104K
~ 1 in 3,292 Americans
Peak year
2002
3,732 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#84
Tracked since 1944
Census
Jade in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 83,703 people with the first name Jade, which placed it at #630 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#630
National first-name rank
People counted
84K
83,703 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
27.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jade
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jade is White at 43.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (17.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jade described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jade at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.9% · 36,730
- Hispanic or Latino23.4% · 19,596
- Black or African American17.4% · 14,532
- Two or more races8.7% · 7,312
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 4,543
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 990
Gender
Gender distribution for Jade
Jade leans heavily female at 94.6% of total registrations, but 5,795 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jade as a male name
- Ranked #2,448 in 2024
- 56 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1994 (192 births)
Jade as a female name
- Ranked #84 in 2024
- 2,931 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2002 (3,630 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jade leans strongly female. 78,867 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 4,841 male bearers (5.8%).
Popularity
Jade: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jade from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 31,277 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jade remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jade by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jade during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jades live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Jade, while Wyoming, Vermont, Rhode Island recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,990 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jade
The name Jade has its origins in the Spanish language, where it derives from the Spanish word "piedra de ijada" or "stone of the loins." This term referred to the gemstone jade, which was believed to cure ailments of the loins and kidneys. The name's popularity can be traced back to the 16th century, when Spanish explorers encountered jade artifacts in Central and South America.
Jade's association with the gemstone lent it an air of luxury and exoticism. In ancient China, jade was considered one of the most precious materials, symbolizing beauty, grace, and virtue. The Chinese word for jade, "yu," also carried connotations of purity and nobility. As a result, the name Jade may have been used in some Chinese cultures as a symbolic name, though its direct origins lie in the Spanish language.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jade comes from the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, published in 1782. In the novel, a character named Jade is briefly mentioned, though she does not play a major role. This literary reference suggests that the name was in use, at least among the French aristocracy, by the late 18th century.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Jade. One of the most famous was Jade Goody, a British reality TV star who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Goody, who lived from 1981 to 2009, was a controversial figure known for her appearance on the reality show "Big Brother."
Another prominent Jade was Jade Jagger, the daughter of Mick Jagger and Bianca Jagger. Born in 1971, Jade Jagger is a jewelry designer and socialite who has been a fixture in the fashion world for decades.
In the world of literature, Jade Snow Wong was a Chinese-American author and ceramicist born in 1922. Her memoir, "Fifth Chinese Daughter," published in 1950, offered a rare glimpse into the lives of Chinese-American women in the early 20th century.
The name Jade has also been associated with several notable athletes. Jade Jones, born in 1993, is a Welsh taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Jade Carey, born in 2000, is an American gymnast who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning a gold medal in the floor exercise.
While the name Jade is relatively modern in its popularity, its roots can be traced back centuries, evoking images of precious gemstones, ancient cultures, and a sense of luxury and refinement. From literary characters to Olympic champions, the name Jade has been borne by a diverse array of individuals throughout history.
People
Jade + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jade: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jade?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 104,124 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jade going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,292 US residents.
Is Jade a common name?
We classify Jade as "Common". It ranks above 99.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 106,429 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jade most popular?
The single biggest year for Jade was 2002, when 3,732 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jade is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jade in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 83,703 people with the name Jade, or 27.71 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #630 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jade in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jade?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jade leans strongly female. 78,867 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 4,841 male bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jade?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jade is White at 43.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (17.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jade most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jade in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.9% (36,730 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jade in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jade a female name?
Yes, 94.6% of people registered as Jade in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jade still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jade in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jade can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jade?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.