Jade is the name of the green gemstone, which came into English through the Spanish piedra de la ijada, "stone of the flank", because the stone was believed to cure kidney and side pains; as a name it is read simply as "jade" or "precious green stone". In East Asia jade has stood for purity and good fortune for thousands of years. Jade ranked number 116 in 2000, has been a top 100 name in the United States since 2020, peaked at number 80 in 2023 and is number 95 in 2025.