Spellings

Jade or Jayde?

In the US in 2025, 94% of babies in this name family were spelled Jade and 5% Jayde. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Jade94% of the family2,658 born in 2025#95 among girlssteady since 2015Jayde5% of the family146 born in 2025#1,467 among girls−55% since 2015Jaide1% of the family35 born in 2025#4,067 among girls−31% since 2015

Ten years ago

Jade already led in 2015, with 87% of the family's births; it has 94% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,944 to 2,839 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jade2,5692,658steady
Jayde324146−55%
Jaide5135−31%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈdʒeɪd/ (JAYD). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Jade 2,925 births (#2 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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