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
Jakiyah's 1,501 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2008)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #4020 among girls.
1,501 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 93 births in a single year.
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
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
660 births
- 2010s
2010s
603 births
- 2020s 185
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 660 births (44% of all-time use).
Jakiyah decade highlights
- Peak decade 660 births
- Runner-up 603 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Jakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| 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% |
105 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 7.0% of nationwide
- Alabama 6.1% of nationwide
- Florida 5.3% of nationwide
- North Carolina 5.0% of nationwide
- Mississippi 4.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 7.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jakiyah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 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, 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.
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