Girls' name · since 1983

Jacquia

33 babies named Jacquia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,854 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade

Jacquia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 33 recorded since 1983.

Jacquia has 33 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1990.

  • #39,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 33 born since 1983
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquia ranks #39,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.

#39,854 of 72,339
all-time among girls
33
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jacquia's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jacquia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jacquia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jacquia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 19831985198719881990 7

Jacquia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (26 births, 79% of the file).

1980s was Jacquia's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Jacquia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (79% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquia?
Jacquia has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,854 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 8 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Jacquia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacquia ranks #39,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacquia most popular?
Jacquia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Jacquia been used?
The SSA has tracked Jacquia since 1983 -- 8 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Jacquia?
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.

What to do with Jacquia's data

  • Jacquia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Jacquia

Nearby Names Like Jacquia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jacquia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacquia: 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, 1983–1990 (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 Jacquia 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.