Girls' name · since 1985
Jaquanna
Jaquanna has 185 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
185 girls have been named Jaquanna since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaquanna recorded 185 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2001.
- #20,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 185 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquanna ranks #20,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaquanna's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jaquanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaquanna splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaquanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2001
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
185 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 18 births in a single year.
Jaquanna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Jaquanna's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jaquanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (62% of all-time use).
Jaquanna decade highlights
- Peak decade 115 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jaquanna by state
Where Jaquanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 185 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Jaquanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jaquannas (6 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 Jaquanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1985–2001 (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 Jaquanna 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.
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