Girls' name · since 1995
Jakyla
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 938 babies named Jakyla, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakyla is the #8112 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 938 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Jakyla recorded 938 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #8112 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 938 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakyla ranks #7,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 938 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakyla's 938 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Jakyla compares
938 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Jakyla's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 938 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jakyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jakyla's full recorded timeline at 2011, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jakyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jakyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (451 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jakyla's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jakyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
451 births
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 451 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jakyla 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 Jakyla's total volume
Jakyla by state
Where Jakyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 127 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 75 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 49 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 46 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
127 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jakyla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakyla's data
- Jakyla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Jakylas (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Jakyla 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.