Jakayla
Jakayla was the 3799th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 671st; the most babies were born in 2008 (451). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,422 places. More babies were named Jakayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,799 girls, down 1,867 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,840babies recorded
Jakayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,799 | 39 |
| 2020 | #1,932 | 99 |
| 2010 | #741 | 377 |
| 2000 | #930 | 231 |
| 1990 | #7,042 | 12 |
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How popular is Jakayla, counting every spelling?
Jakayla is the most common spelling of a name family that had 39 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakayla | 39 | #3,799 | 312 |
| Jakaylah | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jakayla?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jakayla (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jakayla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jakayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jakayla?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Jakayla are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Jakayla mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jakayla by state
How common Jakayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jakayla
How popular is the name Jakayla?
Jakayla was the 3799th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 671st; the most babies were born in 2008 (451). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,422 places. More babies were named Jakayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jakayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jakayla in the US.
Where is Jakayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jakayla was most common in Mississippi (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.