Recorded 1990–2011 Girls' name Peak 1997 47 births

Jakarra — girls' name

47 babies named Jakarra in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Jakarra was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jakarra in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakarra

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Jakarra between 1990 and 2011, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakarra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakarra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakarra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakarra 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 47 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.

Jakarra at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

47

Since 1990

22 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1990

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jakarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1990

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Jakarra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 79% of Jakarra's all-time total
1990s372000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakarra?
47 babies have been named Jakarra since 1990. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Jakarra most popular?
Jakarra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jakarra been used?
Jakarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 22 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jakarra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jakayla, Jakiyah, Jakiya, Jakira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2011 (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.