Jazz
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Jazz is a name of English origin, meaning “jazz music”. In 2025 it ranked 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Jazz mean?
English: English word; also a short form of Jasper or Jasmine
“jazz music”
From the musical style that grew up in New Orleans in the early 1900s; also a short form of Jasper.
- Say it
- JAZ
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jazz a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jazz has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Jazz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jazz in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1996, 64% of the babies named Jazz in the UK were girls. By 2012 it was 31%, with more boys than girls since 2006.
Jazz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Jazz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Jazz, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983. 12 girls were also named Jazz in 2025 (8,360th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Jazz than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Jazz in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26% of the babies named Jazz in the US were girls.
Jazz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Names like Jazz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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