Jas

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Jasper or James or Jasmine

Jas has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2002, with 9 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 90% boys, 10% girls all-time.

Babies named Jas, 2021

1 in 565,000

Jas over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jas over time

In 2021, Jas went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

18842021

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jas: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Jasper or James or Jasmine

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Jas means

Jas is a diminutive of Jasper or James or Jasmine.

Origin, language, and formation

Jas is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Jasper, James and Jasmine.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 111 boys were recorded with the name Jas between 1884 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2002; its best national rank was #1,016 in 1885.

In the United States, 13 girls were recorded with the name Jas between 2002 and 2006. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2002; its best national rank was #12,766 in 2002.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jas?

Jas had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2021, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2021: 1 in 565,000; 6 of 3,389,958 births
Among boys only: 1 in 292,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2021: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 391,624 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Jas sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2021 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 391,624 children born in 2021 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jas. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jass were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jas was born before 1993 — so the typical Jas is around 32 today.

Median birth year: 1993; About 32 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 27.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 37.8%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 77; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 27.0% of all recorded uses (30).

Is Jas rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2002 (9)
Years since peak: 23; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 14.2% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,016; 1885

Jas around the world

Where Jas ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2012
#3,416
in 2012
Ireland
2003–2003
#423
in 2003

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Central Statistics Office. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO data under CC BY 4.0.

Jas by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,016; 1885
Peak year: 2002; 9 that year
First recorded: 1884
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 111
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,766; 2002
Peak year: 2002; 7 that year
First recorded: 2002
Last recorded: 2006
All-time count: 13
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Jas

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Jash Jasi Jaser Jasyn Jasan Jasyah Jasser Jassim Jasim Jasire Jassir Jasaan Jasn Jasias Jasraj Jasiri Jasier Jasher Jasun Jashan Jasani Jashun Jaseem Jasaiah

Sibling names for Jas

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Iyana Alize Lisbeth Vanesa Shakira Kaiya Shreya Anastacia

For a brother

Dallin Zakary Keyon Kelton Donavan Alexandre Destin Cristobal

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