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
Jaquez's 2,160 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2002)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #5711 among boys.
2,160 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 167 births in a single year.
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
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
570 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,096 births
- 2010s 353
2010s
353 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,096 births (51% of all-time use).
Jaquez decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,096 births
- Runner-up 570 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Jaquez concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| 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% |
396 of 2,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 18.3% of nationwide
- Florida 15.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 10.3% of nationwide
- South Carolina 8.0% of nationwide
- Alabama 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 18.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaquez appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~38 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, 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.
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