Boys' name · since 1990

Jaciel

1,070 babies named Jaciel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,911 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,220 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,070
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Jaciel currently ranks #2220 among boys' names in America, with 1,070 babies recorded since 1990.

Jaciel has 1,070 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2220 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #4,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,220 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,070 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaciel ranks #4,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,070 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,911 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,220 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,070
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%84%
Jaciel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaciel's 1,070 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Jaciel compares

1,070 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jaciel's all-time total is 190% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaciel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,070 369 358,536
Peak-year births 69 34 22,252

Jaciel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jaciel's full recorded timeline at 2008, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jaciel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
69
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
020406080 19901996200120062011201620212025 64

Jaciel popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Jaciel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2008 5

Jaciel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (361 births, 34% of the file).

2010s was Jaciel's strongest decade.

361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Jaciel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 361 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jaciel compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaciel's total volume

Jaciel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -55, 7.1%-36, 4.8%-46, 5.5%-25, 6.8%-101, 9.2%-38, 5.9%-35, 8%-133, 4.5%-114, 3.7%-45, 5%-29, 8.1%-29, 15.3%-17, 12.9%-39, 4.3%-34, 6.4%Jaciel-36, 6.4%Jaciel
Jaciel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jaciel by state

Where Jaciel concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jaciel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 19.4%
#2 Texas
203 19.0%
#3 Arizona
41 3.8%
#4 Florida
6 0.6%
#5 New Jersey
6 0.6%
California share of Jaciel's total US births 19.4%
Even split

208 of 1,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaciel?
1,070 babies have been named Jaciel since 1990. All-time, it sits at #4,911 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,220 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 69 births.
Where does Jaciel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaciel ranks #4,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaciel most popular?
Jaciel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 361 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jaciel most popular?
The top states for the name Jaciel are California (208 births), Texas (203 births), Arizona (41 births).
How long has the name Jaciel been used?
Records for Jaciel go back to 1990, giving 36 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaciel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jaciel's data

  • Jaciel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (361 total births) through the 2020s (352) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jaciels (208 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaciel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaciel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaciel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.