Jaqua
Jaqua is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ernest Jaqua (1882–1972), American academic Jon Jaqua, American football player Nate Jaqua, American soccer player, son of Jon
Meaning & Origin of Jaqua
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaqua is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ernest Jaqua (1882–1972), American academic Jon Jaqua, American football player Nate Jaqua, American soccer player, son of Jon
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The Story of Jaqua
As a girl name
American parents first put Jaqua on the record books as a girl name in 1986, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 8 Jaquas were born — ranking #9,586 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Jaquas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1994 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 28 Jaquas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jaqua first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 14 births, good for #4,290 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Jaquas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 73 Jaquas 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 Jaqua
Jaqua is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Jaqua's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaqua'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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