Jaz
The Story of Jaz
As a girl name
American parents first put Jaz on the record books as a girl name in 1990, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 14 Jazs were born — ranking #6,253 that year. About 50% of every Jaz on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jaz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 111 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 19 births, good for #3,368 nationwide. About 50% of every Jaz on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jaz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 236 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jaz
Jaz is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Jaz's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #3,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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