Given name
Jaid
“resembling the green gemstone”
Jaid is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaid is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaid is a variant of Jade. An origin associated with Jade is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 173
- 5 boys · 168 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 273 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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