Jaida
Jaida was the 3314th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 518th with 598 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,415 places. More babies were named Jaida in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayda) variant of Jada (Jade) · American English, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #3,314 girls, down 2,043 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008598 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,659babies recorded
What does the name Jaida mean?
Jaida is a spelling of Jayda, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayda's meaning and origin.
Jayda is described by Wiktionary as a fanciful spelling of Jada, which as a girls' name is a variant of Jade. Jade, the green stone, takes its name from Spanish piedra de ijada 'stone of the flank', because it was believed to cure pains in the side. The actress Jada Pinkett Smith helped make Jada popular in the 1990s. A separate biblical Jada (a man in 1 Chronicles 2) is unrelated.
ijada (Spanish, “flank, side”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jada, Jade, Jaida.
See also: English names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayda', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- 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)
Jaida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,314 | 47 |
| 2020 | #1,271 | 176 |
| 2010 | #540 | 543 |
| 2000 | #693 | 340 |
| 1990 | #5,142 | 18 |
| 1980 | #5,072 | 14 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaida, counting every spelling?
Jaida is a spelling of Jayda, a name family that ranked #947 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,314 for Jaida on its own. Together these spellings went to 256 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayda | 187 | #1,214 | 1,428 |
| Jaida | 47 | #3,314 | 361 |
| Jaydah | 8 | #11,339 | 75 |
| Jaeda | 9 | #10,436 | 67 |
| Jaidah | 5 | #15,876 | 31 |
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 Jaida?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaida (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaida 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaida?
About 9,600 people born in the US named Jaida are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Jaida 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.
Jaida by state
How common Jaida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Jaida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaida
What does Jaida mean?
Jaida is a spelling of Jayda, which means “variant of Jada (Jade)” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaida?
Jaida was the 3314th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 518th with 598 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,415 places. More babies were named Jaida in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaida in the US.
Where is Jaida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaida was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Florida.