Total births
1,883
Girls' name · since 1981
Jadah
1,883 babies named Jadah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,883
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Jadah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,883 have been recorded since 1981.
Jadah has 1,883 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- 1,883 total births
- 1981–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
1,883 girls have been named Jadah since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 1,883
- total births
- 1981–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Jadah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
143 babies were named Jadah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Jadah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jadah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jadah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Jadah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jadah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jadah's strongest decade.
1,127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jadah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 266
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,127 births
- 2010s 416
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,127 births (60% of all-time use).
How Jadah 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 Jadah's total volume
Jadah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jadah by state
Where Jadah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 134 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 112 | 5.9% |
| #3 | California | | 107 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 102 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 83 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.4% |
Florida share of Jadah's total US births 7.1%
Even split
134 of 1,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Jadah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jadah? ▼
1,883 babies have been named Jadah since 1981. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2002 with 143 births.
When was Jadah most popular? ▼
Jadah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,127 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Jadah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jadah are Florida (134 births), Texas (112 births), California (107 births).
How long has the name Jadah been used? ▼
Jadah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jadah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jade, Jada, Jaden, Jadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jadah's data
- Jadah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,127 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jadahs (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jadah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jadah
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Jaden Girl
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Jadyn Girl
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Jadelyn Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jadah: Baby Name Since 1981 - 1,883 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jadah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jadah 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 June 2026.