US rank #15688 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,198 births

Jakia — #15688 US girls' name

1,198 babies named Jakia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1731990s4112000s4162010s1312020s21
#15688
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jakia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

66 babies were named Jakia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,198 babies named Jakia between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakia currently holds the #15688 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 416 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jakia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jakia in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakia 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 1,198 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.

Jakia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,198

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2000

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,688

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
66
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242015200820011994198719801974 6

Jakia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
416 births that decade — 35% of Jakia's all-time total
1970s461980s1731990s4112000s4162010s1312020s21

Jakia by state

Where Jakia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jakia
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%
Georgia share of Jakia's total US births 5.9%
Even split

71 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jakia appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakia?
1,198 babies have been named Jakia since 1974. It currently ranks #15688 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 66 births.
When was Jakia most popular?
Jakia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 416 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jakia most popular?
The top states for the name Jakia are Georgia (71 births), Florida (48 births), Illinois (22 births).
How long has the name Jakia been used?
Jakia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jakayla, Jakiyah, Jakiya, Jakira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.