US rank #6731 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,337 births

Jakira — #6731 US girls' name

1,337 babies named Jakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s2852000s6742010s2842020s71
#6731
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jakira was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

87 babies were named Jakira in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,337 babies named Jakira between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakira currently holds the #6731 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 674 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jakira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Jakira in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakira 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 1,337 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.

Jakira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,337

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2006

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,731

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
87
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891983 5

Jakira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
674 births that decade — 50% of Jakira's all-time total
1980s231990s2852000s6742010s2842020s71

Jakira by state

Where Jakira concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jakira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
83 6.2%
#2 Florida
70 5.2%
#3 Mississippi
68 5.1%
#4 Louisiana
61 4.6%
#5 Illinois
45 3.4%
#6 Alabama
43 3.2%
#7 North Carolina
36 2.7%
#8 Texas
22 1.6%
Georgia share of Jakira's total US births 6.2%
Even split

83 of 1,337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jakira appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakira?
1,337 babies have been named Jakira since 1983. It currently ranks #6731 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 87 births.
When was Jakira most popular?
Jakira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 674 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jakira most popular?
The top states for the name Jakira are Georgia (83 births), Florida (70 births), Mississippi (68 births).
How long has the name Jakira been used?
Jakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jakayla, Jakiyah, Jakiya, Jakia, 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, 1983–2024 (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.