Total births
168
Girls' name · since 1990
Jaid
168 babies named Jaid in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 168
- total births
- 1990–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Jaid is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 168 have been recorded since 1990.
Jaid has 168 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2012.
- 168 total births
- 1990–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
168 girls have been named Jaid since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 168
- total births
- 1990–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Jaid was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
17 babies were named Jaid in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Jaid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaid's full recorded timeline at 2000, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaid at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Jaid popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2012
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jaid popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Jaid as boys' name)
Jaid by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jaid's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jaid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 103 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jaid? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 168 babies named Jaid. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 17 births.
When was Jaid most popular? ▼
Jaid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Jaid been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jaid since 1990 -- 23 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Jaid? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaida, Jaimie, Jaiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jaid's data
- Jaid's decade-level peak was the 1990s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Jaid
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2012 (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. "Jaid: Baby Name Since 1990 - 168 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaid. 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 Jaid 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 July 2026.