Recorded 1978–2001 Girls' name Peak 1978 67 births

Jaquaya — girls' name

67 babies named Jaquaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

67 girls have been named Jaquaya since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

67
total births
1978–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jaquaya was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jaquaya in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Jaquaya between 1978 and 2001, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquaya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaquaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquaya 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 67 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.

Jaquaya at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

67

Since 1978

24 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1978

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jaquaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1978

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Jaquaya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 63% of Jaquaya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquaya?
67 babies have been named Jaquaya since 1978. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Jaquaya most popular?
Jaquaya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jaquaya been used?
Jaquaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 24 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jaquaya?
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, 1978–2001 (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.