Jada
A brief figure in Hebrew scripture bears this name, built on a root meaning he knows. The modern girls' name is usually treated instead as an extension of Jade, the gemstone.
Jada in 2025
Jada was given to 195 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,257th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 17,002 babies born.
The history of Jada
Jada reached its highest point in 2005, when 4,284 babies were given the name, ranking 179th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 170th, in 2001.
Across the 106 years of records since 1920, 67,661 babies have been named Jada. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jada by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jada | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 8,927 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,502 |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,604 |
| 1950s | 168 | 2,691 |
| 1960s | 782 | 1,518 |
| 1970s | 1,822 | 1,149 |
| 1980s | 1,769 | 1,407 |
| 1990s | 11,462 | 244 |
| 2000s | 37,239 | 170 |
| 2010s | 12,439 | 287 |
| 2020s | 1,959 | 1,044 |
Where Jada is heading
Jada has fallen 82% over the past decade, from 1,068 babies in 2015 to 195 in 2025.
Names like Jada
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jada.