Fun Facts About the Name Jada
- More than 67 thousand babies named Jada: U.S. records list 67,657 babies given the name Jada from 1880 through 2025. Even 261 boys received the name Jada - about 1 boy for every 258 girls.
What Does the Name Jada Mean?
Jada is a Hebrew name meaning "wise" or "knowing," with a separate modern English use. In the Hebrew Bible, Jada (יָדָע) is a male figure from the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28). The name comes from the Hebrew root yada (יָדַע), meaning "to know," "to perceive," or "to understand." The customary English meaning is "wise" or "knowing"; the literal sense of the root is "to know." A different explanation treats modern feminine Jada as a variant of Jade, the gemstone name. Jade comes from Spanish piedra de ijada, "stone of the flank" (from Latin ilia), and means "jade" (the stone). Some also link Jada to the similar-sounding Jaden. The exact relationship among these names is uncertain, and not all uses of Jada need share a single origin.
Jada Name History & Origins
The name appears in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Chronicles, Jada is listed as a son of Onam and a brother of Shammai, in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28). He is also named as the father of Jether and Jonathan (1 Chronicles 2:32). The Hebrew form is Yada (יָדָע), a rare personal name built from the common verb yada ("to know"). English translations of the Bible render the name as Jada. The biblical bearer was male, so the name's use as a feminine name is a later development.
Modern feminine use of Jada appears in English-speaking countries. Its precise route is not well documented: it may have been revived from the biblical name, formed as a feminine counterpart to Jade, or influenced by the similar name Jaden. The actress Jada Pinkett Smith is a prominent bearer, but the name's modern history cannot be reduced to a single source. Because the biblical name and the gemstone name have different origins, claims that Jada has only one meaning or one line of descent should be treated with caution.
How Popular is the Name Jada?
Jada recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2005. Jada entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,201 | 190 | 0.0118% |
| 2024 | #1,224 | 192 | 0.0119% |
| 2023 | #1,031 | 246 | 0.0153% |
| 2022 | #836 | 336 | 0.0205% |
| 2021 | #684 | 425 | 0.0259% |
| 2020 | #540 | 558 | 0.0345% |
| 2019 | #468 | 669 | 0.0399% |
| 2018 | #392 | 780 | 0.0459% |
| 2017 | #423 | 751 | 0.0435% |
| 2016 | #395 | 840 | 0.0474% |
| 2015 | #302 | 1,068 | 0.0598% |
| 2014 | #291 | 1,120 | 0.0627% |
| 2013 | #247 | 1,295 | 0.0738% |
| 2012 | #206 | 1,515 | 0.0860% |
| 2011 | #166 | 1,898 | 0.1079% |
| 2010 | #128 | 2,476 | 0.1393% |
| 2009 | #113 | 2,900 | 0.1579% |
| 2008 | #110 | 3,161 | 0.1672% |
| 2007 | #95 | 3,571 | 0.1858% |
| 2006 | #92 | 3,674 | 0.1933% |
| 2005 | #76 | 4,267 | 0.2309% |
| 2004 | #81 | 3,891 | 0.2119% |
| 2003 | #79 | 3,987 | 0.2182% |
| 2002 | #78 | 3,899 | 0.2170% |
| 2001 | #75 | 3,983 | 0.2212% |
| 2000 | #84 | 3,747 | 0.2063% |
| 1999 | #111 | 2,917 | 0.1645% |
| 1998 | #119 | 2,711 | 0.1534% |
| 1997 | #165 | 1,856 | 0.1066% |
| 1996 | #225 | 1,257 | 0.0717% |
| 1995 | #246 | 1,153 | 0.0656% |
| 1994 | #488 | 510 | 0.0286% |
| 1993 | #644 | 348 | 0.0192% |
| 1992 | #716 | 298 | 0.0162% |
| 1991 | #978 | 192 | 0.0102% |
| 1990 | #999 | 182 | 0.0096% |
| 1989 | #1,035 | 166 | 0.0090% |
| 1988 | #947 | 178 | 0.0100% |
| 1987 | #945 | 173 | 0.0100% |
| 1986 | #953 | 166 | 0.0097% |
| 1985 | #914 | 173 | 0.0101% |
| 1984 | #919 | 162 | 0.0096% |
| 1983 | #941 | 158 | 0.0095% |
| 1982 | #812 | 195 | 0.0115% |
| 1981 | #822 | 192 | 0.0115% |
| 1980 | #817 | 195 | 0.0117% |
| 1979 | #687 | 248 | 0.0154% |
| 1978 | #748 | 208 | 0.0136% |
| 1977 | #644 | 257 | 0.0168% |
| 1976 | #943 | 136 | 0.0093% |
| 1975 | #860 | 156 | 0.0107% |
| 1974 | #718 | 201 | 0.0137% |
| 1973 | #900 | 139 | 0.0095% |
| 1972 | #908 | 137 | 0.0090% |
| 1971 | #856 | 158 | 0.0095% |
| 1970 | #834 | 164 | 0.0094% |
| 1969 | #892 | 139 | 0.0082% |
| 1968 | #1,080 | 97 | 0.0059% |
| 1967 | #1,327 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 1966 | #1,012 | 104 | 0.0061% |
| 1965 | #1,028 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 1964 | #1,129 | 95 | 0.0050% |
| 1963 | #1,224 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1962 | #1,478 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 1961 | #2,384 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1960 | #3,782 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,626 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1958 | #1,957 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #1,632 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1956 | #2,172 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #2,770 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #4,879 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,772 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,941 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #5,088 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #4,861 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,985 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,511 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #5,328 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,778 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,130 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,822 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,386 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #5,665 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,330 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,228 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #5,631 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #4,908 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #3,319 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #6,020 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #4,786 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #3,663 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,888 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #7,917 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,299 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,608 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,303 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #9,393 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,298 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,968 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,967 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,357 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,669 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jada Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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