Total births
36
Recorded 2002–2009 Girls' name Peak 2003 36 births
Jekayla — girls' name
36 babies named Jekayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
36 girls have been named Jekayla since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 36
- total births
- 2002–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Jekayla was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
9 babies were named Jekayla in 2003 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jekayla
The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Jekayla between 2002 and 2009, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jekayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jekayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jekayla 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 36 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.
Jekayla at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Jekayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2002
- Peak year (2003)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Jekayla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 36 births that decade — 100% of Jekayla's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jekayla? ▼
36 babies have been named Jekayla since 2002. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Jekayla most popular? ▼
Jekayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jekayla been used? ▼
Jekayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 8 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jekayla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jekia, Jekalyn, Jekiah, Jekeria. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 2002–2009 (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.