Girls' name · since 1989
Jakelin
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 639 babies named Jakelin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakelin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 639 recorded since 1989.
Jakelin has 639 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1989 to 2020.
- #10,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 639 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakelin ranks #10,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 639 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakelin's 639 recorded births place it above 86.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jakelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakelin's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2020
- Peak year (2003)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jakelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (370 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Jakelin's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jakelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
370 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 370 births (58% of all-time use).
How Jakelin 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 Jakelin's total volume
Jakelin by state
Where Jakelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 8.6% |
107 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jakelin's data
- Jakelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jakelins (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jakelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
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, 1989–2020 (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 Jakelin 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.