Jaydah
Jaydah was the 11339th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2034th; the most babies were born in 2009 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,549 places. More babies were named Jaydah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayda) variant of Jada (Jade) · American English, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #11,339 girls, down 6,739 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,500babies recorded
What does the name Jaydah mean?
Jaydah 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)
Jaydah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,339 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,600 | 29 |
| 2010 | #2,101 | 94 |
| 2000 | #3,926 | 32 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Jaydah, counting every spelling?
Jaydah is a spelling of Jayda, a name family that ranked #947 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,339 for Jaydah 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 Jaydah?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaydah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaydah 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaydah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaydah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Jaydah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 21. That makes Jaydah 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 Jaydah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaydah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaydah
What does Jaydah mean?
Jaydah is a spelling of Jayda, which means “variant of Jada (Jade)” (American English, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaydah?
Jaydah was the 11339th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2034th; the most babies were born in 2009 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,549 places. More babies were named Jaydah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jaydah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jaydah in the US.