Jazz

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A few things about Jazz you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jazz

Jazz Jennings

American transgender Internet personality

Choose Jazz and your child shares a first name with Jazz Jennings, an American transgender Internet personality. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jazz, like who?” Jazz Jennings's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jazz, 35 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jazz would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJazz first shows up in US birth records in 1983, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 42 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1991, when it reached #2,095.
• 🚀TrendJazz has climbed 604 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,314. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJazz is given to both boys and girls: 74% of the 47 babies named Jazz in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Jazz means “jazz music”.

About the name Jazz

Jazz is a gender-neutral name of American origin meaning “jazz music”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-azz”. US birth records list Jazz for boys from 1983 to 2025, in 43 of those 43 years. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked #2,095 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 35 babies. Of the 47 US babies named Jazz in 2025, 26% were girls and 74% were boys.

Origin:American names