Unisex name · since 1988
Jaquel
405 babies named Jaquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaquel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 405 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Jaquel recorded 405 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1988 to 2024.
- #8,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 405 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquel ranks #8,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaquel's 405 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jaquel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaquel's full recorded timeline at 2004, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaquel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jaquel popularity over time - girls
123 total births recorded since 1970 (Jaquel as girls' name)
Jaquel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (177 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Jaquel's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jaquel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 177 births (44% of all-time use).
Jaquel by state
Where Jaquel concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 4.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
16 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Jaquel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jaquels (16 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 Jaquel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Jaquel 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.