Jakiah
The Story of Jakiah
As a girl name
Jakiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 38 Jakiahs were born — ranking #3,748 that year. As of 2026, Jakiah ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 456 Jakiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jakiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 8 Jakiahs were born — ranking #8,981 that year. As of 2026, Jakiah ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Jakiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jakiah
Jakiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 456 births in the dataset. Jakiah's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakiah'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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