Girls' name · since 1985
Jatara
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Jatara, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jatara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 185 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jatara has been recorded 185 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2009.
- #20,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 185 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jatara ranks #20,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jatara's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Jatara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jatara's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jatara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2009
- Peak year (1987)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jatara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Jatara's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jatara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).
Jatara by state
Where Jatara concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 19 | 10.3% |
19 of 185 births nationwide.
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- Jatara's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2000s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Jataras (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jatara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1985–2009 (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 Jatara 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.