Girls' name · since 1997
Jakirah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Jakirah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Jakirah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakirah has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2015.
- #22,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakirah ranks #22,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakirah's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jakirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakirah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jakirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (81 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jakirah's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jakirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 81 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Jakirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2010s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jakirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1997–2015 (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 Jakirah 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.