Jada
Jada is a feminine given name, a variant of Jade, which comes from the precious stone of the same name.
Meaning & Origin of Jada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jada is a feminine given name, a variant of Jade, which comes from the precious stone of the same name.
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The Story of Jada
Jada first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 4,267 Jadas were born — ranking #76 that year. As of 2026, Jada ranks #1,845 for baby girls with 109 births, falling sharply (-68%). In total, more than 67K Jadas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jada
Jada is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 67K births in the dataset. Jada's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #75. Use the chart and map above to compare Jada's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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