Unisex name · since 1944
Jade
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 103,311 babies named Jade, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #95 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,311
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
103,311 babies have been named Jade since 1944, making it today's #95 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jade recorded 103,311 times among girls since 1944, holding rank #95 nationally today, ahead of 99.5% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #95 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 103,311 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jade ranks #368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #95 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 103,311 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #95 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,311
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jade's 103,311 recorded births place it above 99.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jade compares
103,311 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jade's all-time total is 275x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jade | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103,311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,630 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jade's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 3,630, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jade popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 3,630
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Jade popularity over time - boys
5,855 total births recorded since 1947 (Jade as boys' name)
Jade by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (30,293 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Jade's strongest decade.
30,293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 131
1940s
131 births
- 1950s 187
1950s
187 births
- 1960s 346
1960s
346 births
- 1970s 1,341
1970s
1,341 births
- 1980s 7,047
1980s
7,047 births
- 1990s
1990s
20,397 births
- 2000s
2000s
30,293 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,545 births
- 2020s
2020s
17,024 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30,293 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jade's total volume
Jade by state
Where Jade concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,462 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,779 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,964 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,315 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,796 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,614 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,321 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,124 | 3.0% |
15,462 of 103,311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jade appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jade's data
- Jade's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30,293 total births) through the 2020s (17,024) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jades (15,462 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jade draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.