Given name
Jayda
“resembling the green gemstone”
Jayda is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jayda is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jayda 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,291
- 24 boys · 21,267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,397 babies
- 2025
- 187
- #1,214 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 187 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,214 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,397 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,166 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.
Jayda’s family of names
Jayda has a related form in Jade. In English usage, Jayda has a related form in Jada.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jayda
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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