Jayd
The Story of Jayd
As a girl name
Jayd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 22 Jayds were born — ranking #5,174 that year. As of 2026, Jayd ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 343 Jayds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jayd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Jayds were born — ranking #6,227 that year. As of 2026, Jayd ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 117 Jayds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jayd
Jayd is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 343 births in the dataset. Jayd's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,174. Use the chart and map above to compare Jayd'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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