Boys' name · since 1992

Jakeel

71 babies named Jakeel in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,732 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Jakeel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 71 recorded since 1992.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakeel has been recorded 71 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2010.

  • #19,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakeel ranks #19,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#19,732 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jakeel's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jakeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jakeel's full recorded timeline at 1996, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jakeel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 199219931994199519961997200020012010 6

Jakeel by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (53 births, 75% of the file).

1990s was Jakeel's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Jakeel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 53 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakeel? ▼
Jakeel has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,732 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 11 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Jakeel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakeel ranks #19,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jakeel most popular? ▼
Jakeel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Jakeel been used? ▼
Records for Jakeel go back to 1992, giving 19 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Jakeel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jake, Jakob, Jakari, Jakobe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jakeel's data

  • Jakeel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Jakeel

Nearby Names Like Jakeel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jakeel

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#457 129,322 births
Jakob Boy
#1374 31,959 births
Jakari Boy
#613 5,312 births
Jakobe Boy
#1464 4,883 births
Jakai Boy
#570 4,059 births

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Dorsel
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Vennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jakeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2010 (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 Jakeel 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.