Girls' name · since 1920
Jada
67,400 babies named Jada in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,400
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jada currently ranks #1200 among girls' names in America, with 67,400 babies recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Jada recorded 67,400 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #1200 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,200 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 67,400 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jada ranks #491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,200 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 67,400 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,200 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,400
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jada's 67,400 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jada compares
67,400 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jada's all-time total is 179x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jada | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67,400 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,267 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jada's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 4,267, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jada popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 4,267
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Jada popularity over time - boys
261 total births recorded since 1972 (Jada as boys' name)
Jada by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (37,080 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Jada's strongest decade.
37,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 168
1950s
168 births
- 1960s 782
1960s
782 births
- 1970s 1,804
1970s
1,804 births
- 1980s 1,759
1980s
1,759 births
- 1990s 11,424
1990s
11,424 births
- 2000s
2000s
37,080 births
- 2010s 12,413
2010s
12,413 births
- 2020s 1,949
2020s
1,949 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37,080 births (55% of all-time use).
How Jada compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jada's total volume
Jada by state
Where Jada concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 4,809 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,685 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,550 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 4,424 | 6.6% |
| #5 | California | | 3,672 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,300 | 4.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 3,277 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,396 | 3.6% |
4,809 of 67,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jada appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jada's data
- Jada's decade-level peak was the 2000s (37,080 total births); usage has since declined to 1,949 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jadas (4,809 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.