Spellings

Jada or Jayda?

In the US in 2025, 45% of babies in this name family were spelled Jada and 44% Jayda. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Jada45% of the family190 born in 2025#1,200 among girls−82% since 2015Jayda44% of the family187 born in 2025#1,211 among girls−71% since 2015Jaida11% of the family47 born in 2025#3,296 among girls−85% since 2015

Ten years ago

Jada already led in 2015, with 53% of the family's births; it has 45% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,026 to 424 births (−79%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jada1,068190−82%
Jayda651187−71%
Jaida30747−85%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈdʒeɪdə/ (JAY-duh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Jada 5 births, Jayda 15 births and Jaida 5 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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