Given name
Jayd
“resembling the green gemstone”
Jayd is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jayd is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jayd 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
Jayd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 466
- 117 boys · 349 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,934 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,934 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 520 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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