Girls' name · since 1990
Jakyra
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,111 babies named Jakyra, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakyra is the #8079 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,111 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakyra has been recorded 1,111 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #8079 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #6,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,079 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,111 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakyra ranks #6,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,079 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,079 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakyra's 1,111 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Jakyra compares
1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jakyra's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,111 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jakyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jakyra splits its recorded history at 2008: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jakyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jakyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (574 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jakyra's strongest decade.
574 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jakyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
574 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 574 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jakyra 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 Jakyra's total volume
Jakyra by state
Where Jakyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 91 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 70 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 60 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 44 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 34 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.2% |
91 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jakyra appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakyra's data
- Jakyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (574 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jakyras (91 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Jakyra 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.