Spanish piedra de la ijada, "stone of the flank", once thought to cure kidney ailments — jade stone. Used for both sexes; the stone has been a symbol of virtue in China for millennia.
Jade ranks 95th among American girls in 2025, with 2,715 born that year. Its best year was 2002, when 3,732 babies were given the name, ranking 86th. The typical living American called Jade is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.37% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.