Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2002 1,876 births

Jadah — girls' name

1,876 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.

1980s281990s2662000s11272010s4162020s39
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.

What the Data Says About Jadah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,876 babies named Jadah between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jadah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 143 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jadah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jadah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jadah in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jadah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,876 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jadah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,876

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2002

143 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jadah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
143
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Jadah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,127 births that decade — 60% of Jadah's all-time total
1980s281990s2662000s11272010s4162020s39

Jadah by state

Where Jadah concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jadah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
134 7.1%
#2 Texas
112 6.0%
#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 1,876 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?
1,876 babies have been named Jadah since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. 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 43 years of data through 2023.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.