Jada
Jada was the 1201st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 75th; the most babies were born in 2005 (4,267). Over the last ten years it has moved down 899 places. More babies were named Jada in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Jade · American English, Spanish
Say it JAY-duh /ˈdʒeɪdə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,201 girls, down 661 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 190girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20054,267 babies
- Total since 1880
- 67,661babies recorded
What does the name Jada mean?
Jada as a modern girls' name is, according to Wiktionary, a variant of Jade, the green gemstone, whose name comes from Spanish piedra de ijada 'stone of the flank', because it was believed to cure pains in the side. The actress Jada Pinkett Smith, born in 1971, made it well known. Jada is also a minor biblical man's name in 1 Chronicles 2:28, which is unrelated to the girls' name.
ijada (Spanish, “flank, side”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jade, Jayda, Jaida.
See also: English names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jada', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'jade' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, 1 Chronicles 2:28 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
Jada popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 261 since 1972, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,201 | 190 |
| 2020 | #540 | 558 |
| 2010 | #128 | 2,476 |
| 2000 | #84 | 3,747 |
| 1990 | #999 | 182 |
| 1980 | #817 | 195 |
| 1970 | #834 | 164 |
| 1960 | #3,783 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,328 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jada, counting every spelling?
Jada is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,124 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,201 for Jada on its own. Together these spellings went to 197 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jada | 190 | #1,201 | 1,391 |
| Jadah | 7 | #12,430 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jada?
190 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jada (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jada born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 44 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jada.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jada?
About 66,400 people born in the US named Jada are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 17 and 26. That makes Jada mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jada by state
How common Jada was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.2×), Georgia (2.0×), South Carolina (1.8×), Louisiana (1.7×), Indiana (1.7×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jada: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jada, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jada · Sibling names for Jada
Questions about the name Jada
What does Jada mean?
Jada means “variant of Jade” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jada?
Jada was the 1201st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 75th; the most babies were born in 2005 (4,267). Over the last ten years it has moved down 899 places. More babies were named Jada in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jada a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jada in the US.
Where is Jada most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jada was most common in Mississippi (0.73 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and West Virginia.