Meaning of the nameJade
Jade is a feminine name taken from the name of the precious stone jade, a word that came into Portuguese through French and goes back to Spanish piedra de ijada.
- People (2022)
- 26,671
- Rank in Brazil
- #888
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,798
- people
Jade in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jade, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (9,715 people).
25,994 women 677 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jade is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jade in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.025%
- Bahia 0.023%
- Amazonas 0.017%
- Distrito Federal 0.017%
- Pará 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,725 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 3,200 | 0.023% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,059 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,369 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,318 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 1,232 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,034 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 897 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 895 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 883 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 727 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 683 | 0.017% |
| Santa Catarina | 654 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 520 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 469 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 462 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 432 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 400 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 315 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 281 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 208 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 205 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 192 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 180 | 0.025% |
| Rondônia | 119 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 119 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 93 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jade
Jade is the name of a hard, greenish stone, much used in carvings. According to Wiktionary, the Portuguese word comes from French jade, which goes back to Spanish piedra de ijada, 'stone of the flank', from the belief that the stone eased pains in the flank; Behind the Name links this belief to renal colic. Behind the Name records Jade as a name in English and French, says it came into general use in the 1970s and that today it is mostly feminine. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,671 people named Jade, with a median age of 8.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jade · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: jade · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Priberam: jade · dicionario.priberam.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jade · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jade
What does the name Jade mean?
Jade means “name of the jade stone”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Jade in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,671 people with the first name Jade, which ranks it number 888 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Jade a boy's or a girl's name?
Jade is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 25,994 women and 677 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jade?
Jade is a name of French and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jade most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.025% of the state's population is named Jade (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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