Recorded 1997–2007 Boys' name Peak 1998 29 births

Jahquel — boys' name

29 babies named Jahquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s12
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jahquel was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jahquel in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahquel

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Jahquel between 1997 and 2007, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahquel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahquel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jahquel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahquel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahquel 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 29 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.

Jahquel at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

29

Since 1997

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1997

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jahquel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1997

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20072002199919981997 5

Jahquel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 59% of Jahquel's all-time total
1990s172000s12

Jahquel by state

Where Jahquel concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahquel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 17.2%
New York share of Jahquel's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahquel?
29 babies have been named Jahquel since 1997. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Jahquel most popular?
Jahquel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Jahquel most popular?
The top states for the name Jahquel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jahquel been used?
Jahquel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 11 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jahquel?
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, 1997–2007 (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.