Is Jakiah a boy or girl name?

Jakiah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 558 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.6% were girls and 17.4% were boys.

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Jakiah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Jakiah was most popular in 2004, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,264 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 558 people named Jakiah.

Jakiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jakiah’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jakiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jakiah is mostly a girl’s name — 82.6% of the 558 Americans given it were girls and 17.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 66% girls and 34% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org