Girls' name · since 1963
Jayda
Jayda has 21,267 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,267
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
21,267 babies have been named Jayda since 1963, making it today's #1214 girls' name.
Jayda has 21,267 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1214 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, 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 1963 to 2025.
- #1,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,214 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,267 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayda ranks #1,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,267 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,267
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayda's 21,267 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jayda compares
21,267 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Jayda's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,397 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayda splits its recorded history at 1996: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,397 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,397
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Jayda popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2001 (Jayda as boys' name)
Jayda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,118 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jayda's strongest decade.
10,118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 165
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 1,434
1990s
1,434 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,118 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,562 births
- 2020s 1,891
2020s
1,891 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,118 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jayda 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 Jayda's total volume
Jayda by state
Where Jayda concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,704 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,625 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,612 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,271 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 987 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 838 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 777 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 759 | 3.6% |
1,704 of 21,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Jayda appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jayda? ▼
Where does Jayda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Jayda most popular? ▼
Where is Jayda most popular? ▼
How long has the name Jayda been used? ▼
What names are similar to Jayda? ▼
What to do with Jayda's data
- Jayda's decade-level peak was the 2000s (10,118 total births); usage has since declined to 1,891 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaydas (1,704 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jayda
Nearby Names Like Jayda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jayda
Compare Jayda side by side: Jayda vs Jayla Jayda vs Jayne Jayda vs Jayden
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jayda
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Jayda 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.