Recorded 1979–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 31 births

Jacquana — girls' name

31 babies named Jacquana in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s101990s16
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jacquana was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jacquana in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacquana

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Jacquana between 1979 and 1994, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacquana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacquana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jacquana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacquana 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 31 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.

Jacquana at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

31

Since 1979

16 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1979

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1994

Jacquana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1979

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 199419931992198619851979 5

Jacquana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 52% of Jacquana's all-time total
1970s51980s101990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquana?
31 babies have been named Jacquana since 1979. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Jacquana most popular?
Jacquana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Jacquana been used?
Jacquana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 16 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Jacquana?
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.

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, 1979–1994 (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.