Recorded 1986–2008 Girls' name Peak 1997 200 births

Jaquala — girls' name

200 babies named Jaquala in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s1212000s57

The verdict

200 girls have been named Jaquala since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

200
total births
1986–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Jaquala was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jaquala in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquala

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Jaquala between 1986 and 2008, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaquala shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquala 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 200 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.

Jaquala at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

200

Since 1986

23 years of records

Peak year

1997

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1986

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jaquala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1986

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20082003200019971994199119881986 7

Jaquala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 61% of Jaquala's all-time total
1980s221990s1212000s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquala?
200 babies have been named Jaquala since 1986. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
When was Jaquala most popular?
Jaquala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jaquala been used?
Jaquala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 23 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jaquala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaqueline, Jaquelin, Jaquelyn, Jaquita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1986–2008 (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.