Globally, جيدا (Geda 
, جيدا 
) is a common largely girly, but seldom masculine first name. The first name جيدا is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common largely girly, but uncommonly male name, India, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Lithuania, where it is quite a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Egypt. Much less frequently, جيدا is the last name as well as the forename.