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Jada

A modern English name influenced by the gemstone name Jade.

Usage languagesDutch
US rank (2025)#1,200

Meaning and history

Jada is a modern English form influenced by Jade, the name of the ornamental green stone, and may also be a feminine form of Jadon. It rose in American use during the late twentieth century. Notable bearers include actress Jada Pinkett Smith and athlete Jada Williams.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 3,674 births, rank #92
2007: 3,571 births, rank #95
2008: 3,161 births, rank #110
2009: 2,900 births, rank #113
2010: 2,476 births, rank #128
20112011: 1,898 births, rank #166
2012: 1,516 births, rank #206
2013: 1,295 births, rank #247
2014: 1,120 births, rank #291
2015: 1,068 births, rank #302
20162016: 840 births, rank #395
2017: 751 births, rank #424
2018: 780 births, rank #392
2019: 669 births, rank #468
2020: 558 births, rank #539
20212021: 425 births, rank #684
2022: 336 births, rank #835
2023: 246 births, rank #1,032
2024: 194 births, rank #1,217
20252025: 190 births, rank #1,200

Jada moved from #684 to #836 for girls between 2021 and 2022. Its highest annual birth count came in 2005, with 4,267 births.