Girls' name · since 1995
Jakya
Jakya has 470 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 470 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakya has been recorded 470 times among girls since 1995, 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 1995 to 2024.
- #12,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 470 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakya ranks #12,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakya's 470 recorded births place it above 82.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Jakya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jakya splits its recorded history at 2010: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jakya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jakya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Jakya's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jakya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (62% of all-time use).
Jakya by state
Where Jakya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 17 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Jakya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jakyas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jakya: 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 (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Jakya 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.