Recorded 2001–2020 Boys' name Peak 2020 26 births

Jahkel — boys' name

26 babies named Jahkel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s102020s6
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jahkel was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jahkel in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahkel

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Jahkel between 2001 and 2020, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahkel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahkel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahkel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahkel 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 26 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.

Jahkel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

26

Since 2001

20 years of records

Peak year

2020

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2001

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jahkel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2001

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 20202018201120092001 5

Jahkel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 38% of Jahkel's all-time total
2000s102010s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahkel?
26 babies have been named Jahkel since 2001. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 6 births.
When was Jahkel most popular?
Jahkel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Jahkel been used?
Jahkel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 20 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jahkel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2001–2020 (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.