Recorded 1985–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 185 births

Jaquanna — girls' name

185 babies named Jaquanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s541990s1152000s16

The verdict

185 girls have been named Jaquanna since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

185
total births
1985–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jaquanna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jaquanna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Jaquanna between 1985 and 2001, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaquanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquanna 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 185 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.

Jaquanna at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

185

Since 1985

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1985

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jaquanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1985

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 2001199819951992198919861985 7

Jaquanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
115 births that decade — 62% of Jaquanna's all-time total
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Jaquanna by state

Where Jaquanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaquanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.2%
New York share of Jaquanna's total US births 3.2%

6 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquanna?
185 babies have been named Jaquanna since 1985. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Jaquanna most popular?
Jaquanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Jaquanna most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquanna are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jaquanna been used?
Jaquanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 17 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jaquanna?
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.

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, 1985–2001 (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.