Given name
Jaydee
“resembling the green gemstone”
Jaydee is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaydee is a variant of Jade. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling the green gemstone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaydee 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
Jaydee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,158
- 555 boys · 603 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,976 for boys · #12,463 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,976 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,136 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jaydee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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