Fun Facts About the Name Jaida
- More than 9 thousand babies named Jaida: U.S. records list 9,658 babies given the name Jaida from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaida Mean?
Jaida, commonly given the meaning "wise" or "good," is an English feminine name usually treated as a variant spelling of Jada or Jayda. Its meaning is inherited rather than independent. The most common derivation connects Jada to Hebrew yādaʿ, "to know," so the customary sense is "wise" or "knowing." The name Jada appears as a masculine figure in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles), which is the basis for that derivation. A second explanation links the name to Arabic jayyidah, "good" or "excellent," a meaning sometimes given for Jaida and Jayda. The Hebrew and Arabic explanations are usually presented as competing rather than combined, and the Arabic connection is less certain for the specific spelling Jaida.
Jaida Name History & Origins
Jada is the older form behind Jaida. In the Hebrew Bible, Jada is a male descendant of Judah in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles, and the name is related to the Hebrew root yādaʿ. The feminine name Jada was in English use by the 20th century; Jayda became a common respelling, and Jaida is a further variant that uses an ai spelling for the long a sound. This spelling belongs to modern English-speaking usage, particularly in the United States. The actress Jada Pinkett Smith, born in 1971, is a well-known bearer of Jada, but the spelling Jaida has no comparable famous association.
How Popular is the Name Jaida?
Jaida recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #518 in 2008.
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 | #3,314 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2024 | #2,896 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #2,403 | 75 | 0.0047% |
| 2022 | #2,283 | 82 | 0.0050% |
| 2021 | #1,973 | 99 | 0.0060% |
| 2020 | #1,271 | 176 | 0.0109% |
| 2019 | #1,119 | 217 | 0.0129% |
| 2018 | #1,093 | 229 | 0.0135% |
| 2017 | #1,233 | 194 | 0.0112% |
| 2016 | #1,071 | 244 | 0.0138% |
| 2015 | #899 | 307 | 0.0172% |
| 2014 | #882 | 310 | 0.0174% |
| 2013 | #779 | 349 | 0.0199% |
| 2012 | #782 | 350 | 0.0199% |
| 2011 | #718 | 386 | 0.0219% |
| 2010 | #540 | 543 | 0.0306% |
| 2009 | #523 | 581 | 0.0316% |
| 2008 | #518 | 598 | 0.0316% |
| 2007 | #535 | 586 | 0.0305% |
| 2006 | #565 | 521 | 0.0274% |
| 2005 | #577 | 498 | 0.0270% |
| 2004 | #600 | 467 | 0.0254% |
| 2003 | #610 | 439 | 0.0240% |
| 2002 | #629 | 405 | 0.0225% |
| 2001 | #577 | 443 | 0.0246% |
| 2000 | #693 | 340 | 0.0187% |
| 1999 | #838 | 258 | 0.0145% |
| 1998 | #876 | 241 | 0.0136% |
| 1997 | #1,100 | 171 | 0.0098% |
| 1996 | #1,454 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 1995 | #1,928 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 1994 | #3,127 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,651 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1992 | #4,289 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #7,609 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,143 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #6,298 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,715 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,715 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #5,897 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #7,836 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,491 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,971 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #7,734 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #5,072 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #9,412 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #7,943 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #7,128 | 8 | 0.0005% |
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 Jaida 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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