How Many People Are Named Jada?
An estimated 65,989 people in the United States have the first name Jada. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jada peaked in popularity in 2005 with 4,284 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jada as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jada paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jada is overwhelmingly female, 256 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Jada has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
65,989
About 1 in 5,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2005
4,284 births
Total Registered
67,462
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jada
Jada is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 67,462 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Jada as a male name
Ranked #12,839 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (29 births)
Jada as a female name
Ranked #1,224 in 2024
192 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (4,267 births)
Jada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jada span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 37,239 babies were registered. Jada has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jada by Decade
How has Jada tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jada by State
Birth registrations for Jada span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Montana. On average, about 1,271 Jadas were registered per state.
Jada + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jada as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jada
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jada?
We estimate approximately 65,989 people named Jada are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Jada a common name?
Jada is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67,462 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jada most popular?
Jada reached peak popularity in 2005, when 4,284 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jada is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jada a female name?
Jada is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jada Smith, Jada Johnson, Jada Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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