Boys' name · since 2005

Jakyi

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Jakyi, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,888 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Jakyi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 2005.

Jakyi has 60 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2020.

  • #20,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 60 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakyi ranks #20,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,888 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jakyi's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jakyi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jakyi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jakyi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 200520062008200920102011201320182020 7

Jakyi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Jakyi's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Jakyi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakyi? ▼
Jakyi has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,888 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 10 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Jakyi sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakyi ranks #20,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jakyi most popular? ▼
Jakyi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Jakyi been used? ▼
Jakyi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 16 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jakyi? ▼
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.

What to do with Jakyi's data

  • Jakyi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Jakyi

Nearby Names Like Jakyi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jakyi

Jake Boy
#457 129,322 births
Jakob Boy
#1374 31,959 births
Jakari Boy
#613 5,312 births
Jakobe Boy
#1464 4,883 births
Jakai Boy
#570 4,059 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Delphis
60 births · Peak 1921
Estol
60 births · Peak 1921
Zaragoza
60 births · Peak 1915
Estal
60 births · Peak 1918
Reba
60 births · Peak 1926
Faber
60 births · Peak 1928

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jakyi: 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, 2005–2020 (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 Jakyi 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.