Recorded 1991–2011 Boys' name Peak 1998 143 births

Jakwan — boys' name

143 babies named Jakwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s692000s682010s6
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jakwan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jakwan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Jakwan between 1991 and 2011, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakwan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakwan 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 143 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.

Jakwan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

143

Since 1991

21 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1991

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jakwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1991

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2011200620021999199619921991 7

Jakwan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 48% of Jakwan's all-time total
1990s692000s682010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakwan?
143 babies have been named Jakwan since 1991. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Jakwan most popular?
Jakwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jakwan been used?
Jakwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 21 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jakwan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jake, Jakob, Jakari, Jakobe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2011 (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.