Total births
17
Boys' name · since 1998
Jaqual
17 babies named Jaqual in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1998–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Jaqual sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1998.
Jaqual has 17 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2004.
- 17 total births
- 1998–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Jaqual since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2004.
- 17
- total births
- 1998–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Jaqual was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jaqual in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Jaqual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaqual splits its recorded history at 2003: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaqual at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Jaqual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2004
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jaqual by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jaqual's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Jaqual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jaqual? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 17 babies named Jaqual. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 6 births.
When was Jaqual most popular? ▼
Jaqual was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jaqual been used? ▼
Records for Jaqual go back to 1998, giving 7 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Jaqual? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaquan, Jaquez, Jaquarius, Jaquavious, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Jaqual
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jaqual: Baby Name Since 1998 - 17 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jaqual. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jaqual 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 July 2026.