Boys' name · since 1996
Jaekwon
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Jaekwon, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
154 boys have been named Jaekwon since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaekwon has been recorded 154 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2010.
- #14,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaekwon ranks #14,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaekwon's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaekwon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaekwon's full recorded timeline at 2003, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaekwon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jaekwon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Jaekwon's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Jaekwon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jaekwon's data
- Jaekwon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaekwon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1996–2010 (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 Jaekwon 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.