Girls' name · since 1978
Jaquana
399 babies named Jaquana in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaquana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 399 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquana has been recorded 399 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2005.
- #13,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 399 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquana ranks #13,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 399 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 399
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaquana's 399 recorded births place it above 81.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jaquana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaquana splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaquana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2005
- Peak year (1995)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jaquana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (219 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Jaquana's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jaquana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 219 births (55% of all-time use).
Jaquana by state
Where Jaquana concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 47 | 11.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.3% |
47 of 399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Jaquana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jaquanas (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaquana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1978–2005 (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 Jaquana 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.