Recorded 1994–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 186 births

Jakell — boys' name

186 babies named Jakell in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s792010s642020s17
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jakell was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jakell in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakell

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Jakell between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jakell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakell 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 186 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.

Jakell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

186

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jakell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 202220192013201020072004200119981994 7

Jakell popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2006 (Jakell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2006 6

Jakell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
79 births that decade — 42% of Jakell's all-time total
1990s262000s792010s642020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakell?
186 babies have been named Jakell since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Jakell most popular?
Jakell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Jakell been used?
Jakell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jakell?
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.

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, 1994–2022 (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.