Boys' name · since 1997
Jahquel
Jahquel has 29 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahquel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1997.
Jahquel has 29 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2007.
- #26,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahquel ranks #26,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahquel's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahquel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahquel's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahquel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2007
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jahquel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Jahquel's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Jahquel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
Jahquel by state
Where Jahquel concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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- Jahquel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jahquels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahquel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1997–2007 (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 Jahquel 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.