girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Jada

Meaning A female given name, a 2000s variant of Jade Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,201 Trend ↓ Falling 67%

A female given name, a 2000s variant of Jade.

Rank 2025
#1,201
among girls · ↑17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
195
named Jada · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,459
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
4,284 babies
All-time total
67,661
#491 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Jada popularity over time

67,661 babies have been named Jada since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 5 – 5 1 – #5,328
1930s 11 – 11 1 +120% #3,985
1940s 5 – 5 1 -55% #4,861
1950s 168 – 168 17 +3260% #1,632
1960s 782 – 782 78 +365% #892
1970s 1,804 18 1,822 182 +133% #644
1980s 1,759 10 1,769 177 -3% #812
1990s 11,424 38 11,462 1,146 +548% #111
2000s 37,080 159 37,239 3,724 +225% #75
2010s 12,413 26 12,439 1,244 -67% #128
2020s (to 2025) 1,949 10 1,959 327 -74% #540

Where Jada is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 158 0.10 outside top 500
2027 135 0.08 outside top 500
2028 118 0.07 outside top 500
2029 106 0.07 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Jada is most popular

Girls named Jada per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.171 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jada born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 34 0.727 +324%
Georgia 80 0.352 +105%
West Virginia 8 0.305 +78%
South Carolina 27 0.300 +75%
Louisiana 26 0.297 +73%
Indiana 40 0.285 +66%
Missouri 31 0.257 +50%
Florida 110 0.257 +50%
Minnesota 27 0.250 +46%
North Carolina 54 0.237 +38%
Tennessee 37 0.234 +36%
Michigan 41 0.225 +31%
Alabama 21 0.224 +30%
Iowa 13 0.222 +30%
Pennsylvania 52 0.220 +28%
Illinois 49 0.214 +25%
Maryland 22 0.208 +21%
Virginia 33 0.194 +13%
Ohio 45 0.190 +11%
Wisconsin 19 0.184 +8%
Texas 132 0.164 ≈ national
Kentucky 14 0.164 -5%
Arizona 20 0.143 -17%
New York 56 0.141 -18%
California 94 0.112 -35%
New Jersey 20 0.111 -35%
Nevada 5 0.108 -37%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -40%
Utah 6 0.072 -58%
Washington 10 0.069 -60%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -60%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jada

Jada is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,201 in 2025 with 190 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 67,661 American babies have been named Jada. Its peak came in 2005, when 4,284 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jada stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jada?

The median living Jada is about 21 years old; half are between 16 and 25. An estimated 67 thousand people named Jada are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jada year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 190 #1,201 5 #12,778
2024 194 #1,218 – –
2023 246 #1,033 – –
2022 336 #836 – –
2021 425 #684 – –
2020 558 #540 5 #12,844
2019 669 #468 – –
2018 780 #392 – –
2017 751 #424 7 #10,133
2016 840 #395 – –
2015 1,068 #302 – –
2014 1,120 #291 5 #12,826
2013 1,295 #247 – –
2012 1,516 #206 5 #13,018
2011 1,898 #166 – –
2010 2,476 #128 9 #8,386
2009 2,900 #113 16 #5,665
2008 3,161 #110 8 #9,330
2007 3,571 #95 8 #9,228
2006 3,674 #92 15 #5,631
2005 4,267 #76 17 #4,910
2004 3,891 #81 29 #3,319
2003 3,987 #79 12 #6,021
2002 3,899 #78 16 #4,786
2001 3,983 #75 23 #3,663
2000 3,747 #84 15 #4,888
1995 1,153 #246 7 #7,304
1990 182 #999 – –
1985 173 #914 5 #6,967
1980 195 #817 – –
1975 156 #860 – –
1970 164 #834 – –
1965 103 #1,028 – –
1960 12 #3,783 – –
1955 17 #2,769 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 5 #5,328 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jada

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith American actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jada Fire Pornographic actor, United States b. 1976 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jada, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jada?

The median living Jada is about 21 years old. Half of all living Jadas are between 16 and 25 years old.

How many people named Jada are alive today?

An estimated 67 thousand people named Jada are alive in the United States, based on 67,661 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jada mean?

A female given name, a 2000s variant of Jade.

How popular is the name Jada in 2025?

Jada ranked #1,201 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 190 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jada?

67,661 babies have been named Jada in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jada most popular?

Jada peaked in 2005, when 4,284 newborns received the name.

Is Jada a boy or girl name?

Jada is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jada rising or falling?

Jada is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jada become more popular?

Jada is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 girls named Jada in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jada?

Well-known people named Jada include Jada Pinkett Smith (actor), Jada Fire (pornographic actor).

Names like Jada

Names that sound and feel close to Jada: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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