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Jada

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Jada

Say it: JAY-dah

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Meaning

Uncertain. Possibly an elaboration of Jade or of the biblical Jada.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

012318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005per 1,000 babies of that sex
  • 66,215 babies given this name since 1920
  • At its height in 2005, about 1 in 433 girls
  • 551 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

African AmericanAmerican

The family of the name

Other spellings: Jayda, Jaida

Famous bearers

  • Jada Pinkett Smith, actress

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • Modern use, as a recently created name
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.