Jade

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⭐ Famous Jade

Jade North

Australian footballer (born 1982)

Choose Jade and your child shares a first name with Jade North, an Australian footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jade, like who?” Jade North's Wikipedia article is available in 44 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 605 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jade, 2,658 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jade would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJade first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #80.
• 📍Where it's lovedJade is most popular in Wyoming, where it ranks #45, followed by Nevada (#53) and California (#63). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Jade means “jade gemstone”. Our records link it to English and Spanish roots.
• 🌍OriginJade is the #7 most popular Spanish girl name in the US. That's out of 1,588 Spanish girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Jade

Jade is a girl name of English and Spanish origin meaning “jade gemstone”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-ade”. US birth records list Jade for girls from 1944 to 2025, in 82 of those 82 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #80 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #95, with 2,658 babies.

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