Jayda

Meaning: Precious ornamental stone
Origin: Variant of Jada (from English, from the gemstone (ultimately Spanish))

Girl's name · #1214 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Jayda reached its best rank, #235, in 2010 and ranked #1214 in 2025. About 21,000 girls have carried it since 1963.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Jayda ranks in other countries and regions.

#655 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,546 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,010 in France (2025) · #2,157 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,495 in Canada (2024).

Among 35 notable people named Jayda:

Sports figures appear 3.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jayda Hylton-Pelaia, Canadian-born Jamaican footballer.

A popular twin pairing with Jayda is Jayden for a boy.

Similar names: Jada · Brisa · Jayden · Vayda · Amya · Merida

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