Girls' name · since 1986
Jakesha
29 babies named Jakesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Jakesha since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jakesha recorded 29 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1996.
- #41,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakesha ranks #41,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #41,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jakesha's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jakesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakesha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1996
- Peak year (1992)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jakesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Jakesha's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Jakesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (66% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jakesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1986–1996 (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 Jakesha 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.