Recorded 1977–2022 Unisex name Peak 2001 418 births

Jaquay — boys' name

418 babies named Jaquay in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s181990s1342000s1572010s542020s20
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jaquay was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

29 babies were named Jaquay in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquay

The Social Security Administration has registered 418 babies named Jaquay between 1977 and 2022, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaquay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Jaquay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 156 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaquay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquay in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquay 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 418 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.

Jaquay at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

418

Since 1977

46 years of records

Peak year

2001

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1977

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jaquay popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1977

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
29
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 202220172010200520001995199019781977 5

Jaquay popularity over time — girls

156 total births recorded since 1977 (Jaquay as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 156 births
010203040 199919961994199219901987198119781977 6

Jaquay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
157 births that decade — 38% of Jaquay's all-time total
1970s351980s181990s1342000s1572010s542020s20

Jaquay by state

Where Jaquay concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jaquay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.9%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.2%
Texas share of Jaquay's total US births 2.9%
Even split

12 of 418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquay?
418 babies have been named Jaquay since 1977. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 29 births.
When was Jaquay most popular?
Jaquay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jaquay most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquay are Texas (12 births), Florida (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
Is Jaquay a unisex name?
Yes, Jaquay is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 418 births, and as a girl's name it has 156 births.
How long has the name Jaquay been used?
Jaquay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jaquay?
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.

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, 1977–2022 (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.