How Many People Are Named Jaz?
An estimated 340 people in the United States have the first name Jaz. It is used for both genders, with 68.0% male. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Jaz peaked in popularity in 1991 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
340
About 1 in 1,008,101 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
68.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1991
24 births
Total Registered
347
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaz
Jaz is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (68.0%) and females (32.0%). Out of 347 total births registered, 236 were male and 111 were female.
Jaz as a male name
Ranked #13,060 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1993 (19 births)
Jaz as a female name
Ranked #14,232 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 1991 (14 births)
Jaz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaz span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 174 babies were registered. Jaz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaz by Decade
How has Jaz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jaz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaz?
We estimate approximately 340 people named Jaz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,008,101 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaz a common name?
Jaz is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 347 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaz most popular?
Jaz reached peak popularity in 1991, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaz is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaz a male name?
Jaz is predominantly male. 68.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaz Smith, Jaz Johnson, Jaz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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