Jade: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stone of the side”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- JAYD · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls (95% of all uses)
The gemstone name comes through Spanish piedra de la ijada, 'stone of the side,' from an old belief it cured colic. As a given name, Jade is modern and nature-based.
How popular is Jade?
Babies named Jade in 20242,987
2024 rank#84 girls
Peak year2002
Total US babies since 1880106,429
Jade has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Jade
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jade questions
What does the name Jade mean?
Jade means "stone of the side". It comes from Spanish. The gemstone name comes through Spanish piedra de la ijada, 'stone of the side,' from an old belief it cured colic. As a given name, Jade is modern and nature-based.
Is Jade a boy or girl name?
Jade is mainly a girl's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jade?
2,987 US babies were named Jade in 2024. Its peak year was 2002.
How do you pronounce Jade?
Jade is usually pronounced JAYD.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.