Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 2004 268 births

Jakin — boys' name

268 babies named Jakin in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s1202010s1002020s18
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jakin was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jakin in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakin

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Jakin between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jakin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakin 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 268 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.

Jakin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

268

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

2004

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jakin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
18
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20232018201320092005200119941993 6

Jakin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 45% of Jakin's all-time total
1990s302000s1202010s1002020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakin?
268 babies have been named Jakin since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 18 births.
When was Jakin most popular?
Jakin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Jakin been used?
Jakin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jakin?
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, 1993–2023 (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.