Recorded 1989–2018 Boys' name Peak 1995 231 births

Jaquell — boys' name

231 babies named Jaquell in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s982000s1022010s26

The verdict

231 boys have been named Jaquell since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

231
total births
1989–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jaquell was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jaquell in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquell

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Jaquell between 1989 and 2018, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaquell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaquell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquell 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 231 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.

Jaquell at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

231

Since 1989

30 years of records

Peak year

1995

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1989

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jaquell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1989

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1995)
17
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 201820102007200420011998199519921989 5

Jaquell popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1988 (Jaquell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1988 5

Jaquell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
102 births that decade — 44% of Jaquell's all-time total
1980s51990s982000s1022010s26

Jaquell by state

Where Jaquell concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaquell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Jaquell's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquell?
231 babies have been named Jaquell since 1989. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1995 with 17 births.
When was Jaquell most popular?
Jaquell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jaquell most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquell are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jaquell been used?
Jaquell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 30 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jaquell?
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, 1989–2018 (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.