Boys' name · since 1994

Jakell

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.

#13,401 of 45,481
all-time among boys
186
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Jakell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 186 have been recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakell has been recorded 186 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2022.

  • #13,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 186 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakell ranks #13,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,401 of 45,481
all-time among boys
186
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jakell's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% 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.

Jakell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jakell's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jakell popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
05101520 199419992002200520082011201520202022 6

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

2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Jakell's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Jakell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakell? ▼
Jakell has been given to 186 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,401 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 15 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Jakell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakell ranks #13,401 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 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? ▼
Records for Jakell go back to 1994, giving 29 years of history 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.

What to do with Jakell's data

  • Jakell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- 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 Jakell

Nearby Names Like Jakell

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

Jake Boy
#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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jakell: 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, 1994–2022 (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 Jakell 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.