Unisex name · since 1983
Jazz
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 933 babies named Jazz, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 933
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jazz is the #3346 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 933 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Jazz recorded 933 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #3346 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,346 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 933 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jazz ranks #5,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,346 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 933 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 933
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jazz's 933 recorded births place it above 88.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jazz compares
933 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jazz's all-time total is 153% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jazz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 933 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jazz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jazz's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jazz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jazz popularity over time - girls
622 total births recorded since 1987 (Jazz as girls' name)
Jazz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (278 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Jazz's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jazz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
219 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 278 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jazz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jazz's total volume
Jazz by state
Where Jazz concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
53 of 933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jazz's data
- Jazz's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (278 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jazzs (53 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 Jazz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Jazz 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.