Recorded 1983–2010 Girls' name Peak 1994 132 births

Jacoya — girls' name

132 babies named Jacoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s852000s372010s5
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jacoya was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jacoya in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Jacoya between 1983 and 2010, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jacoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacoya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 132 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacoya at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

132

Since 1983

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1983

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jacoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1983

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 201020072003200119981996199319901983 5

Jacoya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 64% of Jacoya's all-time total
1980s51990s852000s372010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacoya?
132 babies have been named Jacoya since 1983. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Jacoya most popular?
Jacoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Jacoya been used?
Jacoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 28 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jacoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacqueline, Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.