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 [ 1 syll. ja-de, jad-e ] The girl name Jade is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced JHEYD KEY. Jade has its origins in the Spanish language and it is used largely in English. From jade ; ijada 'bowels'. The first name is derived from the name of the semi-precious stone, which is itself from the Spanish 'piedra de ijada' meaning 'stone of the bowels'; it was thought to treat intestinal and digestive disorders. The name was adopted by English speakers in the late 19th century, but it was not as popular as other gemstone names, possibly due to its etymological meaning. The name saw a boost in popularity from the late 20th century after the famed English rock singer Mick Jagger gave the name to his daughter. Jade has 15 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Jada, Jadah, Jaden, Jadera, Jadienne, Jadyn, Jaiden, Jayda, and Jayden. Other English forms include the pet form Jadie, and the spelling variants Jaede, Jaide, and Jayde. Forms of Jade used in foreign languages include the Italian Giada and the Scandinavian Jadzia. Jade is popular as a baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.184% of baby girls were named Jade. It was #86 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #129 with a usage of 0.127%, and it was the 2nd most popular after the English Jada, within all girl names in its family. It was 19% more popular than Jade in 2008. Although Jade is today more frequently used for girls, there was a period from 1968 to 1974 when more boys were given the name. After 1975, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. In 2001, 21 times more girls than boys were given the name Jade. Baby names that sound like Jade include the English Jaide, the English Jayde, the English Jaede, the Dutch Jet, the German and Congo Jette, the English Jude, the English Juste, the German Jutte, the Spanish Jacyth, the English Jada, the English Jadah, the English Jadie, the English Jayda, the Congo Jetta, the German Jetty, the Polish Joasta, the English Jodee, the English Jodhi, the English and Hebrew Jodi, and the English Jodie. KEY: Pronunciation for Jade: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
