US rank #5562 Boys' name Peak 2009 356 births

Jakye — #5562 US boys' name

356 babies named Jakye in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1312010s1612020s64
#5562
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jakye was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jakye in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakye

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Jakye between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakye currently holds the #5562 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakye performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jakye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jakye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakye 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 356 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.

Jakye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

356

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2009

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,562

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
24
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
510152025 2024202020162012200820042000 8

Jakye by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
161 births that decade — 45% of Jakye's all-time total
2000s1312010s1612020s64

Jakye by state

Where Jakye concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jakye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Jakye's total US births 1.4%

5 of 356 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakye?
356 babies have been named Jakye since 2000. It currently ranks #5562 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 24 births.
When was Jakye most popular?
Jakye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jakye most popular?
The top states for the name Jakye are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jakye been used?
Jakye has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakye?
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, 2000–2024 (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.