Girls' name · since 1998
Jakalyn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Jakalyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jakalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 79 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Jakalyn recorded 79 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- #29,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakalyn ranks #29,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jakalyn's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jakalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakalyn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jakalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Jakalyn's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jakalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Jakalyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1998–2023 (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 Jakalyn 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.