U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Jade

Jade climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 118,217 U.S. babies, the 236th most common name by sound today, peaking at 3,996 in 2002, with 2,869 in 2025.

By sound, Jade also includes the spellings Jayde.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).