US rank #1127 Girls' name Peak 2009 21,074 births

Jayda — #1127 US girls' name

21,074 babies named Jayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s281970s691980s1651990s14342000s101162010s75592020s1703
#1127
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jayda was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

1,397 babies were named Jayda in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayda

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,074 babies named Jayda between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jayda currently holds the #1127 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 1,397 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10,116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jayda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,680 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayda in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayda 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 21,074 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.

Jayda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,074

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2009

1,397 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,127

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayda popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
1,397
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Jayda popularity over time — boys

24 total births recorded since 2001 (Jayda as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
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Jayda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10,116 births that decade — 48% of Jayda's all-time total
1960s281970s691980s1651990s14342000s101162010s75592020s1703

Jayda by state

Where Jayda concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,680 8.0%
#2 California
1,610 7.6%
#3 Florida
1,596 7.6%
#4 New York
1,262 6.0%
#5 Georgia
982 4.7%
#6 Illinois
838 4.0%
#7 Ohio
767 3.6%
#8 North Carolina
750 3.6%
Texas share of Jayda's total US births 8.0%
Even split

1,680 of 21,074 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?
21,074 babies have been named Jayda since 1963. It currently ranks #1127 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 1,397 births.
When was Jayda most popular?
Jayda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10,116 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jayda most popular?
The top states for the name Jayda are Texas (1,680 births), California (1,610 births), Florida (1,596 births).
How long has the name Jayda been used?
Jayda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.