Girls' name · since 1974
Jakia
Jakia has 1,198 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,198
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,198 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Jakia recorded 1,198 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #6,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,198 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakia ranks #6,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,198 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,198
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakia's 1,198 recorded births place it above 90.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Jakia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jakia's full recorded timeline at 1998, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jakia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jakia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (416 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jakia's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jakia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
411 births
- 2000s
2000s
416 births
- 2010s 131
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 416 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jakia 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 Jakia's total volume
Jakia by state
Where Jakia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 71 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 48 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 16 | 1.3% |
71 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jakia appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakia's data
- Jakia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jakias (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jakia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1974–2024 (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 Jakia 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.