Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips, better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994.
Meaning & Origin of Jadakiss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jason Terrance Phillips, better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994.
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The Story of Jadakiss
As a girl name
Jadakiss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2000, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 13 Jadakisss were born — ranking #7,578 that year. As of 2026, Jadakiss ranks #7,578 for girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Jadakisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jadakiss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 31 Jadakisss were born — ranking #2,864 that year. As of 2026, Jadakiss ranks #10,895 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 88 Jadakisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jadakiss
Jadakiss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Jadakiss's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Jadakiss's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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