Jada is from the Hebrew Yadah ("he knows, wise") — mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:28 — also from the Spanish word for the green jade stone. A top-100 US baby name from 2002 to 2010, peaking at #75 in 2003. Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971) — *American actress, talk-show host, and businesswoman; star of Set It Off (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), Ali (2001), The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (2003, as Niobe — the first prominent Black woman action lead in a major Hollywood sci-fi franchise). Created and hosted Facebook Watch's Red Table Talk (2018-2023) — multigenerational conversations with her daughter Willow and mother Adrienne; won three Daytime Emmy Awards. Married to Will Smith since 1997 (separated 2016 but still legally married 2024). Co-founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation. Memoir Worthy (2023) — New York Times bestseller. Jada Toys (toy car manufacturer) — different. Jada Stevens* — American educator.
Featured throughout 1990s-2020s American culture.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Jada reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.