Girls' name · since 1988
Jakayla
6,840 babies named Jakayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,813 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,840
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakayla currently ranks #3813 among girls' names in America, with 6,840 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakayla has been recorded 6,840 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #3813 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #2,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,813 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,840 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakayla ranks #2,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,813 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,840 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,813 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,840
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakayla's 6,840 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jakayla compares
6,840 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jakayla's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,840 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 451 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakayla's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 451, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 451
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,482 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Jakayla's strongest decade.
3,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 742
1990s
742 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,482 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,191 births
- 2020s 411
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,482 births (51% of all-time use).
How Jakayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jakayla's total volume
Jakayla by state
Where Jakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 674 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 653 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 646 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 607 | 8.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 569 | 8.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 433 | 6.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 371 | 5.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 312 | 4.6% |
674 of 6,840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Jakayla appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakayla's data
- Jakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,482 total births); usage has since declined to 411 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jakaylas (674 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakayla: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jakayla 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.