girl's name
Jayda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 24,275
Scotland
#882
2023 births
Jayda is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 187 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 1,397 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,729 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
Jayda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s | 165 |
| 1990s | 1,434 |
| 2000s | 10,136 |
| 2010s | 7,568 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,891 |
How popular is Jayda?
In 2025, Jayda was given to 187 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jayda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jayda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jayda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jayda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jayda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jayda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jayda
How popular is the name Jayda?
In 2025, Jayda was given to 187 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jayda a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jayda most popular?
Jayda peaked in 2009, when 1,397 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jayda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jayda currently ranks #1,217 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.