Jade is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jade means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jade across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jade has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jade is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “the green gemstone”. named for a stone believed to cure ailments.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 109,166 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 19,703 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 4,247 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 473 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 2,636 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 3,234 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jade per year, United States (1944 to 2025). United States peaked in 2002 (3,732/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (2,756/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1992 (390/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2000 (175/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2001 (82/yr).
Jade has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2002, when it ranked #188 nationally (given to 5,552 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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