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How popular is the name Jade?

Births per year, rank history and how many Jades are alive today.

Jade (female), once a common girls' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 747th in 2025 with 49 given the name. The name peaked in 1994, when around 4,200 babies were given the name, the 16th most popular that year. It has declined since 1994; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 48,000 babies have been named Jade in England and Wales since 1984. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

The Jade you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Jades born in England and Wales are between 28 and 36, and there are at least 51,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 15% chance that at least one of them will be called Jade.

How many babies are named Jade each year?

02k4k200020201984: ~405 estimated (294-515)1994: ~4,242 estimated (3,001-5,482)1996: 2,7501997: 2,5381998: 2,4971999: 2,1482000: 2,0552001: 2,1082002: 1,4962003: 6682004: 5802005: 4482006: 3512007: 2162008: 2002009: 1602010: 1542011: 1602012: 1592013: 1202014: 762015: 1082016: 1132017: 862018: 832019: 782020: 612021: 592022: 592023: 542024: 612025: 49estimatedactual

Where does Jade rank among girls' names?

1101001,000200020201984: ranked 731994: ranked 161996: ranked 191997: ranked 251998: ranked 201999: ranked 242000: ranked 262001: ranked 242002: ranked 352003: ranked 772004: ranked 902005: ranked 1162006: ranked 1492007: ranked 2382008: ranked 2482009: ranked 2962010: ranked 3082011: ranked 3042012: ranked 3022013: ranked 3762014: ranked 5582015: ranked 4122016: ranked 3982017: ranked 5032018: ranked 5132019: ranked 5192020: ranked 6242021: ranked 6542022: ranked 6382023: ranked 6712024: ranked 6382025: ranked 747

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Jade per year in England and Wales, 1984 to 2025, peaking at about 4,242 in 1994
Jade: births per year in England and Wales, 1984-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Jade most popular?

Jade peaked in 1994, when around 4,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Jade?

At least 51,000 people named Jade born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Jade?

Most living Jades are between 28 and 36; the most common age is about 32.

Is Jade becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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