US rank #14247 Girls' name Peak 2009 317 births

Jakaylah — #14247 US girls' name

317 babies named Jakaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1372010s1392020s41
#14247
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 19% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jakaylah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jakaylah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakaylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Jakaylah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakaylah currently holds the #14247 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakaylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakaylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jakaylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakaylah 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 317 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.

Jakaylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

317

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2009

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,247

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakaylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
32
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 202420212017201420112008200520022000 9

Jakaylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
139 births that decade — 44% of Jakaylah's all-time total
2000s1372010s1392020s41

Jakaylah by state

Where Jakaylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jakaylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Jakaylah's total US births 1.6%

5 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakaylah?
317 babies have been named Jakaylah since 2000. It currently ranks #14247 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 32 births.
When was Jakaylah most popular?
Jakaylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jakaylah most popular?
The top states for the name Jakaylah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jakaylah been used?
Jakaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakaylah?
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.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.