Recorded 1977–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 48 births

Jakisha — girls' name

48 babies named Jakisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s301990s7
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jakisha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jakisha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Jakisha between 1977 and 1993, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jakisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakisha 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 48 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.

Jakisha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

48

Since 1977

17 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1977

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jakisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1977

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 19931989198819871982198019791977 6

Jakisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 63% of Jakisha's all-time total
1970s111980s301990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakisha?
48 babies have been named Jakisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Jakisha most popular?
Jakisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Jakisha been used?
Jakisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 17 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jakisha?
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.

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, 1977–1993 (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.