Given name
Jayde
“resembling the green gemstone”
In English use, Jayde has a related form in Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jayde has a related form in Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jayde has a related form in 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,051
- 404 boys · 8,647 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 467 babies
- 2025
- 154
- #1,473 for girls · #9,257 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 146 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,473 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 458 in 2017. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,864 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.
Jayde’s family of names
In English usage, Jayde has a related form in Jade.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jayde
- Jayde RiviereCanadian soccer playerborn 2001
- Jayde NicoleCanadian model, Playboy's Playmate of the Month January 2007 and Playmate of the Year 2008born 1986
- Jayde JuliusSouth African sport cyclistborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jayde, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brynlee
“from the burnt meadow”
>99% girls
Aspen
“from the aspen tree”
13% boys · 87% girls
Ayla
“from the oak tree”
>99% girls
Everleigh
“from the boar's meadow”
>99% girls
Kailani
“of the sky and sea”
>99% girls
Aylena
“from the oak tree”
>99% girls
Alani
“from the orange tree”
1% boys · 99% girls
Kaylani
“of the sky and sea”
>99% girls