How Many People Are Named Jazz?
An estimated 1,480 people in the United States have the first name Jazz. It is used for both genders, with 59.5% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Jazz peaked in popularity in 1994 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jazz 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 Jazz paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jazz is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,480
About 1 in 231,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.5% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1994
63 births
Total Registered
1,507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jazz
Jazz is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.5%) and females (40.5%). Out of 1,507 total births registered, 897 were male and 610 were female.
Jazz as a male name
Ranked #4,471 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (37 births)
Jazz as a female name
Ranked #10,598 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (26 births)
Jazz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jazz span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 477 babies were registered. While Jazz is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jazz by Decade
How has Jazz 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.
Jazz by State
Birth registrations for Jazz span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 28 Jazzs were registered per state.
Jazz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jazz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jazz
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jazz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jazz?
We estimate approximately 1,480 people named Jazz 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 231,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Jazz a common name?
Jazz is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jazz most popular?
Jazz reached peak popularity in 1994, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jazz is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jazz a male name?
Jazz is predominantly male. 59.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jazz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jazz Smith, Jazz Johnson, Jazz 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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