Jadah
Jadah was the 12430th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1355th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,900 places. More babies were named Jadah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jada) variant of Jade · American English, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #12,430 girls, down 6,700 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,883babies recorded
What does the name Jadah mean?
Jadah is a spelling of Jada, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jada's meaning and origin.
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
Jadah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,430 | 7 |
| 2020 | #5,730 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,524 | 73 |
| 2000 | #1,577 | 112 |
| 1990 | #13,819 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Jadah, counting every spelling?
Jadah is a spelling of Jada, a name family that ranked #1,124 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,430 for Jadah 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 Jadah?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jadah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jadah 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jadah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jadah?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Jadah are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 17 and 25. That makes Jadah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jadah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jadah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jadah
What does Jadah mean?
Jadah is a spelling of Jada, which means “variant of Jade” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jadah?
Jadah was the 12430th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1355th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,900 places. More babies were named Jadah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jadah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jadah in the US.