Jaidah
Jaidah was the 15876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2595th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,622 places. More babies were named Jaidah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayda) variant of Jada (Jade) · American English, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #15,876 girls, down 3,181 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201070 babies
- Total since 1880
- 938babies recorded
What does the name Jaidah mean?
Jaidah 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)
Jaidah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,876 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,695 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,595 | 70 |
| 2000 | #4,456 | 27 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Jaidah, counting every spelling?
Jaidah is a spelling of Jayda, a name family that ranked #947 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,876 for Jaidah 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 Jaidah?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaidah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaidah 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaidah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaidah?
About 900 people born in the US named Jaidah are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 13 and 22. That makes Jaidah 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 Jaidah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaidah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaidah
What does Jaidah mean?
Jaidah is a spelling of Jayda, which means “variant of Jada (Jade)” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaidah?
Jaidah was the 15876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2595th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11,622 places. More babies were named Jaidah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaidah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaidah in the US.