Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Jayda

Meaning Fanciful spelling variant of Jada Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,214 Trend ↓ Falling 56%

Fanciful spelling variant of Jada.

Rank 2025
#1,214
among girls · ↓84 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
187
named Jayda · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,595
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
1,397 babies
All-time total
21,291
#1,028 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Jayda popularity over time

21,291 babies have been named Jayda since 1963, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 28 – 28 3 – #6,153
1970s 69 – 69 7 +146% #4,505
1980s 165 – 165 17 +139% #3,780
1990s 1,434 – 1,434 143 +769% #595
2000s 10,118 18 10,136 1,014 +607% #237
2010s 7,562 6 7,568 757 -25% #235
2020s (to 2025) 1,891 – 1,891 315 -58% #627

Where Jayda 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 163 0.10 outside top 500
2027 145 0.09 outside top 500
2028 132 0.08 outside top 500
2029 121 0.08 outside top 500
2030 113 0.07 outside top 500

Where Jayda is most popular

Girls named Jayda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.176 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

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 Jayda 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
Alabama 44 0.469 +166%
Florida 129 0.301 +71%
Georgia 67 0.295 +68%
Ohio 66 0.278 +58%
South Carolina 25 0.278 +58%
Tennessee 44 0.278 +58%
Missouri 30 0.249 +41%
Michigan 45 0.247 +40%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 +39%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +32%
North Carolina 51 0.224 +27%
Mississippi 10 0.214 +21%
Minnesota 23 0.213 +21%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +17%
Illinois 45 0.197 +12%
Nevada 9 0.194 +10%
Indiana 27 0.192 +9%
Louisiana 15 0.171 ≈ national
Texas 136 0.169 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 -9%
New York 63 0.159 -10%
Utah 13 0.156 -11%
Maryland 16 0.151 -14%
California 126 0.150 -15%
New Jersey 24 0.133 -24%
Arizona 16 0.114 -35%
Washington 14 0.097 -45%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -46%
Kansas 5 0.087 -51%
Iowa 5 0.086 -51%
Colorado 8 0.072 -59%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -60%
Virginia 11 0.065 -63%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Jayda

Jayda is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,214 in 2025 with 187 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 21,291 American babies have been named Jayda. Its peak came in 2009, when 1,397 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 Jayda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jayda?

The median living Jayda is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 21. An estimated 21 thousand people named Jayda are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Jayda 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 187 #1,214 – –
2024 214 #1,130 – –
2023 244 #1,040 – –
2022 340 #823 – –
2021 443 #669 – –
2020 463 #627 – –
2019 530 #576 – –
2018 538 #574 – –
2017 524 #575 – –
2016 517 #590 – –
2015 651 #493 – –
2014 728 #443 – –
2013 815 #381 – –
2012 895 #355 – –
2011 1,029 #307 – –
2010 1,335 #235 6 #11,364
2009 1,397 #237 – –
2008 1,344 #254 – –
2007 1,306 #262 8 #9,278
2006 1,121 #296 – –
2005 1,045 #307 – –
2004 967 #329 – –
2003 826 #369 – –
2002 754 #390 5 #11,467
2001 712 #406 5 #11,340
2000 646 #438 – –
1995 69 #1,994 – –
1990 31 #3,464 – –
1985 15 #4,943 – –
1980 11 #6,068 – –
1975 8 #6,746 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jayda?

The median living Jayda is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jaydas are between 11 and 21 years old.

How many people named Jayda are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Jayda are alive in the United States, based on 21,291 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jayda mean?

Fanciful spelling variant of Jada.

How popular is the name Jayda in 2025?

Jayda ranked #1,214 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 187 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jayda?

21,291 babies have been named Jayda in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jayda most popular?

Jayda peaked in 2009, when 1,397 newborns received the name.

Is Jayda a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Jayda rising or falling?

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

Will Jayda become more popular?

Jayda is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 113 girls named Jayda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Jayda

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

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