Girls' name · since 1983
Jacoya
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Jacoya, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
132 girls have been named Jacoya since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacoya has been recorded 132 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2010.
- #24,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacoya ranks #24,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacoya's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacoya's full recorded timeline at 1999, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2010
- Peak year (1994)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jacoya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (85 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Jacoya's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Jacoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 85 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jacoya's data
- Jacoya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1983–2010 (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 Jacoya 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.