Girls' name · since 1992

Jakiyah

Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 1,501 babies named Jakiyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,690 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,020 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,501
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

1,501 babies have been named Jakiyah since 1992, making it today's #4020 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakiyah has been recorded 1,501 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #4020 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, 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 1992 to 2025.

  • #5,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,501 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakiyah ranks #5,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,501 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,690 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,020 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,501
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.7%
Jakiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jakiyah's 1,501 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Jakiyah compares

1,501 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jakiyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jakiyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,501 376 567,345
Peak-year births 93 21 19,840

Jakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jakiyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jakiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
93
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
020406080100 199219992003200720112015201920232025 36

Jakiyah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (660 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Jakiyah's strongest decade.

660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Jakiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 660 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jakiyah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jakiyah's total volume

Jakiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -135, 2.6%-43, 6.5%-30, 6.7%-34, 8.7%-36, 6.2%-33, 12%-56, 4.6%-114, 2.4%-56, 5.6%-52, 4.2%-129, 3.4%-49, 8.1%-110, 4.3%-34, 6.3%-51, 5.7%Jakiyah-34, 6.2%Jakiyah
Jakiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jakiyah by state

Where Jakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jakiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
105 7.0%
#2 Alabama
92 6.1%
#3 Florida
79 5.3%
#4 North Carolina
75 5.0%
#5 Mississippi
73 4.9%
#6 Virginia
62 4.1%
#7 Illinois
55 3.7%
#8 Tennessee
46 3.1%
Georgia share of Jakiyah's total US births 7.0%
Even split

105 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jakiyah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakiyah?
Since 1992, Social Security records show 1,501 babies named Jakiyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,690 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,020 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 93 births.
Where does Jakiyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakiyah ranks #5,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jakiyah most popular?
Jakiyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jakiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jakiyah are Georgia (105 births), Alabama (92 births), Florida (79 births).
How long has the name Jakiyah been used?
The SSA has tracked Jakiyah since 1992 -- 34 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jakiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jakayla, Jakiya, Jakira, Jakia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jakiyah's data

  • Jakiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (660 total births); usage has since declined to 185 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Jakiyahs (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jakiyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2025 (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 Jakiyah 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.