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.
Jada reduces to two — the number of wise.