Jayda
Jayda was the 1214th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 235th; the most babies were born in 2009 (1,397). Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Jayda in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Jada (Jade) · American English, Spanish
Say it JAY-duh /ˈdʒeɪdə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,214 girls, down 587 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20091,397 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,291babies recorded
What does the name Jayda mean?
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)
Jayda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 24 since 2001.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,214 | 187 |
| 2020 | #627 | 463 |
| 2010 | #235 | 1,335 |
| 2000 | #438 | 646 |
| 1990 | #3,464 | 31 |
| 1980 | #6,068 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayda, counting every spelling?
Jayda is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #947 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,214 for Jayda 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 Jayda?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayda (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayda 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayda?
About 21,100 people born in the US named Jayda are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 22. That makes Jayda 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.
Jayda by state
How common Jayda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.7×), Florida (1.7×), Georgia (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×), South Carolina (1.6×). In 18 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 Jayda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayda, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayda · Sibling names for Jayda
Questions about the name Jayda
What does Jayda mean?
Jayda means “variant of Jada (Jade)” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jayda?
Jayda was the 1214th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 235th; the most babies were born in 2009 (1,397). Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Jayda in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jayda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayda in the US.
Where is Jayda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayda was most common in Alabama (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.