Recorded 1986–2000 Girls' name Peak 1986 25 births

Jakea — girls' name

25 babies named Jakea in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s52000s7
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jakea was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jakea in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakea

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Jakea between 1986 and 2000, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakea 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 25 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.

Jakea at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

25

Since 1986

15 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1986

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2000

Jakea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1986

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2000199119871986 7

Jakea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 52% of Jakea's all-time total
1980s131990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakea?
25 babies have been named Jakea since 1986. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Jakea most popular?
Jakea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jakea been used?
Jakea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 15 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Jakea?
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, 1986–2000 (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.