Boys' name · since 1994
Jakel
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 326 babies named Jakel, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakel is the #11167 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 326 recorded since 1994.
Jakel has 326 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11167 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #10,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,167 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakel ranks #10,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 326 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakel's 326 recorded births place it above 77.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Jakel compares
326 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jakel's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jakel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakel's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jakel popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2004 (Jakel as girls' name)
Jakel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jakel's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jakel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (47% of all-time use).
Jakel by state
Where Jakel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 3.4% |
11 of 326 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jakel's data
- Jakel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Jakels (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Jakel 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.