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Jazz
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About Jazz
Jazz as a full name is used slightly more often for boys than girls and has a distinctive, well, jazzy feel. Jazz is also occasionally used as a nickname for Jasper, much more often for Jasmine or Jazlyn. Could work as a middle name.
Pronounced JAZZ.
As of October 2026, Jazz ranked #3341 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2116 in 1991.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,612 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,163 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #4,828 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,962 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | #3,860 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | #4,361 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #3,833 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | #4,471 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | #3,341 | 35 | 20.5 |
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- Jazz
Will's best friend on TV's "Fresh Prince of Bel,Air"
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