Jada Vs. Jalynn....opinions Please!

I have a granddaughter named Jayelin (pronounced the same), I'd recommend a more traditional spelling, it took me forever to remember it. So I'm prejudiced to that name, but I want to offer my opinion on the rhyming names. I grew up with a brother named Larry (I'm T.) and I have grandkids who's names sound similar, it's very hard to get the attention of one when they both sound so similar. They kind of get immune to hearing the name called and mom's have to resort to first and middle names.
Also if you have another child they might feel different not having a rhyming name (I have a brother Steve, born 8 years after us, he used to want to be called a rhyming name too). I've heard a lot of Jalynn's since having one in the family if you are trying for an unusual name.

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I love Jalynn! I thought of that for my daughter but my husband said no. I think its really pretty and unique. There are so many cute girl names! Congrats its so exciting!

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Jalynn. I have a friend whose daughter's name is Kaylyn. I like unique names. (Guess I get that from my parents) My daughter's name is Kaila. Only trouble is, if you like items preprinted with the name, you will never find it printed like yours!

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Hi, K.! My humble opinion is that they are both too similar to Jaden. How about a different J name? Jocelyn? Joelle? Jillian? Julia? If you are set on one of these two, I think I'd venture to Jalynn.

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Jalynn might be easier to distinguish from Jaden than Jada when you are calling them to come in from playing outside :) Pretty names.

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Hi K.,
Best of luck with your new daughter! I named my daughters Lisa and Becca and was forever calling them BLisa or LaBecca because I would start to call one and it was the other I meant to call, so it doesn't really matter if the names are similar or not. My youngest will sign cards and emails to me as LaBecca LOL, she'll never let me live it down...anyway, back to the question at hand...as usual I have a new perspective. How about Jazlyn?? That is granddaughter's name and I call her Jaz. I disliked it when my daughter announced that was the name they chose and I suggested many alternatives, which obviously were disregarded...(I wasn't very good at the reverse pyschology thing haha) anyway I love the name now and she gets so many commpliments...I just thought since it was similar to your two choices I would throw another one into the mix. Blessings!

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How about Jayla or Jaylee. My daughter has an unusual first name also, just be careful because of initials or nicknames. My daughter's is D. R. Y. But that is better than mine; when I was Y. my initials were V.D., as were my mother's, and older sister's. My middle sister's initials were L. D. (learning disabled) You have to be able to laugh at yourself though. good luck.

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Both names are cute - but take it from me, if your son is Jaden, you will spend the rest of your life calling them the wrong name no matter which one you choose. My children are Emily and Adam and I found myself calling them by the wrong name. If I was going to vote, I would go with Jalynn because Jada and Jaden are so close to the same name.

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I vote for the first one JADA. But... i have another suggestion... I would spell it like it sounds Jayda. Otherwise some people will try to pronounce it like it is spelled (jahduh). I know you are probably trying to make it more original... but NO kid wants to have thier name miss-pronounced and miss-spelled all thier lives! Keep it most like it sounds.

Now i am looking at your info and i see your son is Jaden. So... i am assuming that is why you want to spell Jada like you are. :) Maybe it won't be a problem. Good luck with your decision!

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i know i'm partial. my daughters name is JaeLynn. I think its cute when her friends call her Jae Jae.

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Hey K.! I am a SAHM of 2 kids; Grace will be 3 in Dec. and Jack is 6 mo.

At first thought, I prefer Jalynn. However, my preference might be different depending on what her middle name would be. Not sure how much help I have been; but that is what I think!

Hope you are doing well!!

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I like your first idea of Jada.

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They are both very similar to your son's name, but maybe that's what you're going for =o) My opinion is Jaylynn... very unique! I like it!

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Names are pretty personal, but in my opinion, Jada and Jaden are way to close to being the same name for a brother and sister 4 years apart to share.

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I vote Jalynn....Jada looks a lot like Jaden and could get confusing.

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I agree w/many of your responses, as far as the confusion. Our son Jakob has a cousin Jack and when they're together every summer, OMG it gets soooo confusing hollering Jake & Jack - it's a tongue twister; HOWEVER, our other son's name is totally different, Camden and at home I say JaCamden or CaJakob all the time. I do think the closeness of Jake & Jack is worse though since they're so similar and think both girls' names are very cute, but awfully close. I think you'll be forever tongue-tied. But, name her whatever. Those are just my own experiences..... Best of luck on a healthy baby girl, whatever you name her!

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I think both names are too close to Jaden. But someone suggested yelling the names in the house when your son isn't suspecting it and see if he comes. If he does, you may want to go with a different J name all together. Good luck and God Bless.
P.S. I really like both names, but Jalynn was my fave.

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Are you wanting the same inital as your other child?I like Jalynn

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I have to friends with girls named Jay-Lynn. One spells it Jaylynn, the other spells it Jaelynn. BUT I also have a friend with a daughter named Jadalyn (Jade-a-lynn) LOL so it gets REAL confusing!! I think with having your son's name as Jaden, Jada, or Jalynn would be a bit confusing too? One might mistake you calling the other etc... Are you wanting to name them similar, or just use a J name? One of my son's friends is named Journey, and I think it's a cute name! She always gets compliments on it... Anyhow, I say name your kids wahtever you want, just remember they're the ones who have to live with it, and might not like their names being so similar!

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I would want a little difference in the names so I like Jalyn, although I also just really like that name, it is pretty and rolls off the tongue.
Good luck and I pray for you a healthy baby girl, whatever her name may be.

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Personally I think Jada and Jaden would be WAY too confusing!! We say our childrens names probably 100 times a day and having such similar sounding names is going to be tough! We have friends with a daughter Jalynn, which is cute, but still awfully similar to Jaden, especially since they rhyme. I have 3 boys, each with a one syllable name, and even that is terribly confusing for us and others. Sorry to be so blunt, but choosing a name is so important and you have to consider everything that comes along with it!! Good luck!

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JALYNN! That's my vote! I think Jada is cute but I like Jalynn better anyway. But waaay to close to your son's name. Seriously, it would be a nightmare keeping the names straight. Jalynn and Jaden sound good together. How cute:)! Good luck!! Let us know what you choose!

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I like Jalynn but both are cute. Also may be easier for the kids when you are calling their names because Jada sounds similar to Jaden and both would think you were saying their name but you may also like that idea too. Both are nice names. the lyn endings are popular right now. Kaylyn, Shaylynn, etc.

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have you thought about putting the names together...Jaedalyn...or something like that??? just a thought. :) good luck!

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In my opinion they sound too much like your son's name. I would go for some other J name that sounds different. But I do like the name Jalynn better than Jada. Good luck!

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Think about when you will be calling both kids names - Jaden and Jada sound very similar from a distance. Jalynn and Jaden ~ sound different. But both are great names. You will get a lot of opinions on the name from family and friends, too. My husband and I chose not to share our name choices until the child was born as they are uncommon names as well and we didn't want others to influence our decisions. So, happy deciding as whatever you choose will be right for your precious little one.

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total stranger voting for Jalynn....to give the children some difference in their names without moving away from the Jays. & it's also unique....which I love!

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As lovely as the name Jada is, I think it's entirely too similar to your son's name, Jaden, and will confuse the children, especially the girl as she's trying to learn her name or when they're older and you're calling out to them.

Between the two, I'd go with Jalynn. It should be different enough for the children to differentiate between and be individual enough that they each can feel like they have their own name.

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I think both of the names are great!!! I just think that you should name her whatever you love. When you finally meet her you will instantly know what her name should be. And for people saying that you will get thier names mixed up. You will do that anyway. My mom has 5 kids (none of our names are remotly close), and she calls us each others name all the time!!! Just part of having more than one, I guess! Good luck and God Bless!

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I love the name Jalynn, I personally think that Jaden and Jada are too much alike. And I would be afraid everone would be calling her Jada with short a's or would make fun of the DUH!

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I am a "J" name Mom myself. We have Jacquelynn and Jaaron (pronounced just like Aaron with a J). I wanted my daughter to name her daughter Jaylynn, but she didn't. I love Jalynn and that is the name I would choose. Good luck, congrats and either name will be beautiful for your daughter! J.

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My daughter has a Jada in her kindergarten class but no Laylynns if that makes a difference.

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I'm sure you already know the names are close to your sons name, so just go w/ what you like best. Both your kids will get used to what their name sounds like and won't confuse you for calling the other one. You're going to run through your kids names sometimes anyway when you're trying to call for the other one, at least my mom did all the time, and I find myself accidentally calling our son his cousins name. So why not keep the names more close together, it's less thinking on your part!! :) Congrats!!

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Both are nice names,but what I would tell you is pick something different from your other kids names. My name is J. and my brother is Jon and our school and doctor records were CONSTANTLY getting mixed up because the names were so close in spelling. It will save you lots of time and frustration later!

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K.,
I would have to agree with most others, I think Jada sounds all too similar to Jaden. In my opinion Jalynn would be less confusing when saying their names. Best of luck to you. (Though now that I am saying them, Jalynn and Jaden sound almost the same too). It sure is hard to decide. My son was going to be Quinton for the longest time and then when he came out my mom said...he looks like a Dallas and he is Dallas.

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Hi K.!
How about Jada Lynn. It sounds very pretty. But I am more than sure that whatever you both pick out will be a beautiful name for her! Good luck and God bless!

A.

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I would go with Jada b/c Jaden & Jaylynn sound almost the same. Think if someone were calling your house to speak with one of them. Our son's name is Nathan, but I like the name Mason too. They sound too much alike, so I wouldn't name another son Mason.
HTH
J.

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i like jada...or jalene (pronounced jayleene)

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I like Jada. Good luck!

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They are both pretty names, but my suggestion is that if you already have a son named Jaden, don't use either one of them. I have two girls with R names (Rachel and Reece) and, even though they don't sound nearly as much alike as the ones you're considering, I get the wrong name EVERY time. When we had our third, we decided NO R-NAMES.
I also think kids like to think of their names as their own and not just a derivation of the older sibling's, so my advice is to come up with something different.

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I don't know if you're going for not too many people sharing her name...but we know 2 Jadas and I don't believe we know any Jaylynns. But I think both names are confusingly close to Jaden. Just my opinion.

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I know a little girl named Jaylynn and I love the name. I like the way you spell Jalynn too. If you really like it, go for it. How cute is Jaden and Jalynn?!?!

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I would go with Jada, as Jalynn sounds like jaden to me and you'll have them both answering when you call.

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I of course like both of them since my 2 year old daughter's name is Jayden. I was stuck on all three of the name's that you have choosen. Just to thrown my opinion out there...I would go for Jalyn. No 2 n's. Or you could spell it Jalen. I perfer the Jalyn spelling. Jalyn is also a boy's name. One of my brother's friends was named Jalin. This way you now have 2 name's in your family that can be used again no matter if it is a boy or girl. Just think you could have a great-grandaughter named Jayden many years down the road. What a nice tradition to start for your family. By the way...I always get complimented on my daughter's name and her "almost" name of Jalyn.
Hope that helps! Have a great day!
L. D.
Single mother to Jayden Kimberlee.

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For those who are saying that you will get the names mixed up because they are so close... that will probably happen no matter what! My mom did it to me and my three brothers (all start with A, but otherwise don't sound alike). And now, my three children have names that aren't similar (Dakota, Raven, and Sage), and I *still* trip over their names pretty often when I am trying to call one of them, lol. We laugh about it, so as long as you have a good sense of humor, I wouldn't worry about how close the names sound. Close *spelling* would be a bigger concern, due to school and medical records, as I think someone else mentioned.

I also like Jayla, a feminine form of Jay (but not the spelling Jaala, which means "wild she-goat" in Hebrew).

If you want the name to have a certain meaning, then Jada is a variant of Jade: a precious green stone, and Jalynn is the feminine variant of Jay, which means "to rejoice," and is also the name of a bird.

If meaning doesn't matter, then I would say wait until she is born and see which name "fits" her better--or let her brother choose between them! ;-)

Have fun, and good luck!
--A.

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I didn't get to read all of your responses, so I am sorry if I repeat anything. I like Jalynn more than Jada because I liked to play with the names when I was picking out names for my children and trying to find things that kids woudl do to their names. And, well, Jada, the way that you spelled it to sound it out was the first thing that came to mind, Jay-DUH, and you know that there are going to be mean kids that would do that. Hopefully this helps. Congrats and best wishes!

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Good Morning K., Congrats on your little angel. What a Wonderful Christmas gift she will be whatever you decide to name her.

Here's a Mouth full for you..lol
Jada Jalynn Use them both. ;)

Jaleigh is cool too, just to make it harder to decide..lol

God Bless all of you daily
The Older Other K., Nana of 5

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Put them together and try Jayla. Jada and Jaylynn are so close to jaden when you call their names so mabe the "LA would help tell me what you decide.

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I liked Jalynn better until you told me the big brothers name was Jaden...I think they may be too close in similiarities...try yelling the names through the house and see if your son can tell a difference? If they are too close I'd go with Jada...also, how do both of them sound when you combine with the middle and last name? Do they roll off the tongue just as easy? I loved Gabriella but when I put it with our last name it sounded to pretentious so we just went with Gabrielle...so glad I did b/c thanks to High School Musical everyone is a Gabriella now...lol

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Without even reading the other posts, I can tell you that Jada and Jaden together will drive you crazy! My little sister is Christina and my little brother Christopher. No one ever knew whether someone was calling for Chris or Chrissy. Both the names you selected are absolutely WONDERFUL and your daughter will be blessed to have either. Just consider how confusing it can get in a household with names that close.

Congratulations!

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Adorable names! I would have to agree that Jada and Jaden are too close in sound and I would vote for naming her Jalynn! Best of luck :)