ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1963 First Year 2026 Last Year 2009 Peak Year #235 Peak Rank 21K Total Count 60 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayda) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayda) ### 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. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Jayda Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jayda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Jada](/jada) * [Jade](/jade) * [Jaida](/jaida) * [Jayde](/jayde) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Jayda Phonetically similar names — useful when Jayda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Jaida](/jaida) * [Judah](/judah) * [Juda](/juda) * Jeddah * [Giada](/giada) * [Joda](/joda) * Jiddah * Jedda * Jidda * Jadu * Gida * [Jade](/jade) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Jayda What does the name Jayda mean? 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. What is the origin of the name Jayda? Jayda has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Jayda in 2026? In 2026, Jayda ranks #1,468 among girls' names in the U.S., with 149 babies given the name that year. When was Jayda most popular? Jayda reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking #235 that year with 1,397 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Jayda most popular? Jayda has historically been most popular in U.S. Territories, South Dakota, North Dakota. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jayda. Is Jayda a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Jayda is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Jayda? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jayda include Louella, Randi, Brenna. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Jayda? Common variants and related forms of Jayda include Jada, Jade, Jaida, Jayde. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧LouellaPeak #235](/louella)[👧RandiPeak #235](/randi)[👧BrennaPeak #235](/brenna)[👧ShilohPeak #235](/shiloh)[👧JaylahPeak #235](/jaylah)[👧AlvinaPeak #236](/alvina)[👧CamillePeak #236](/camille)[👧DalePeak #236](/dale) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2009 → ](/year/2009) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "J" → ](/letter/j) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.