Boys' name · since 1987

Jaquez

Jaquez has 2,160 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,144 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,711 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,160
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

2,160 babies have been named Jaquez since 1987, making it today's #5711 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Jaquez recorded 2,160 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #5711 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • #3,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,711 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,160 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquez ranks #3,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,711 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,160 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,144 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,711 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,160
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59%
Jaquez vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaquez's 2,160 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Jaquez compares

2,160 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jaquez's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaquez Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,160 369 358,536
Peak-year births 167 34 22,252

Jaquez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaquez splits its recorded history at 2006: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 167 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaquez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
167
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
050100150200 198719921997200220072012201720222025 16

Jaquez by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,096 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Jaquez's strongest decade.

1,096 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Jaquez births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,096 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jaquez compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaquez's total volume

Jaquez vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 9.3%-139, 1.9%-33, 4.8%-55, 3.4%-46, 5.5%-113, 6.8%-111, 2.4%-53, 3.8%-25, 6.6%-135, 5.8%-59, 5.7%-62, 4.1%-114, 10.9%-41, 4.1%-109, 5.7%Jaquez-39, 7.7%Jaquez
Jaquez vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jaquez by state

Where Jaquez concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaquez
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
396 18.3%
#2 Florida
334 15.5%
#3 North Carolina
223 10.3%
#4 South Carolina
172 8.0%
#5 Alabama
66 3.1%
#6 Mississippi
58 2.7%
#7 Illinois
22 1.0%
#8 Virginia
19 0.9%
Georgia share of Jaquez's total US births 18.3%
Even split

396 of 2,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jaquez appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquez?
2,160 babies have been named Jaquez since 1987. All-time, it sits at #3,144 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,711 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 167 births.
Where does Jaquez sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquez ranks #3,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,711 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaquez most popular?
Jaquez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,096 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Jaquez most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquez are Georgia (396 births), Florida (334 births), North Carolina (223 births).
How long has the name Jaquez been used?
Records for Jaquez go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaquez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaquan, Jaquarius, Jaquavious, Jaquon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jaquez's data

  • Jaquez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,096 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Jaquezs (396 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaquez

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaquez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–2025 (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 Jaquez 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.