Recorded 1973–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 28 births

Jahaida — girls' name

28 babies named Jahaida in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s112000s5
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jahaida was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jahaida in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahaida

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jahaida between 1973 and 2002, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahaida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahaida performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahaida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahaida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahaida 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 28 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.

Jahaida at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

28

Since 1973

30 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1973

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jahaida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1973

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Jahaida by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 43% of Jahaida's all-time total
1970s121980s112000s5

Jahaida by state

Where Jahaida concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahaida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 35.7%
New York share of Jahaida's total US births 35.7%

10 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahaida?
28 babies have been named Jahaida since 1973. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Jahaida most popular?
Jahaida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Jahaida most popular?
The top states for the name Jahaida are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Jahaida been used?
Jahaida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 30 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jahaida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, 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, 1973–2002 (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.