Jayda
Jayda is a feminine given name, a derivative of Jade via Jada or a feminine form of Jayden. Notable people named Jayda include:Jayda Avanzado, a Filipina singer-songwriter and actress. Jayda Coleman, American softball player Jayda Fransen, British political activist. Jayda Hylton-Pelaia, Canadian-Jamaican footballer.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jayda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jayda is a feminine given name, a derivative of Jade via Jada or a feminine form of Jayden. Notable people named Jayda include:Jayda Avanzado, a Filipina singer-songwriter and actress. Jayda Coleman, American softball player Jayda Fransen, British political activist. Jayda Hylton-Pelaia, Canadian-Jamaican footballer.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jayda
American parents first put Jayda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1963, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 1,397 Jaydas were born — ranking #237 that year. About 47% of every Jayda on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jayda ranks #1,468 for baby girls with 149 births, falling sharply (-55%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jayda
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About the name Jayda
Jayda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Jayda's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #235. Use the chart and map above to compare Jayda'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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