Recorded 1985–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 185 births

Jatara — girls' name

185 babies named Jatara in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s671990s762000s42
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jatara was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jatara in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jatara

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Jatara between 1985 and 2009, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jatara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jatara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jatara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jatara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jatara 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 185 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.

Jatara at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

185

Since 1985

25 years of records

Peak year

1987

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1985

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jatara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1985

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
21
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 2009200319981994199119881985 5

Jatara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 41% of Jatara's all-time total
1980s671990s762000s42

Jatara by state

Where Jatara concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jatara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
19 10.3%
Illinois share of Jatara's total US births 10.3%

19 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jatara?
185 babies have been named Jatara since 1985. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 21 births.
When was Jatara most popular?
Jatara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Jatara most popular?
The top states for the name Jatara are Illinois (19 births).
How long has the name Jatara been used?
Jatara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 25 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jatara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jatziri, Jatziry, Jatavia, Jatoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–2009 (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.