Jakir
Jakir is a village in the Municipality of Glamoč in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Meaning & Origin of Jakir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jakir is a village in the Municipality of Glamoč in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The Story of Jakir
American parents first put Jakir on the record books as a baby boy name in 2000, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 8 Jakirs were born — ranking #7,415 that year. About 57% of every Jakir on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jakir last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jakir
Jakir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Jakir's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #7,415. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakir'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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