Is Jakiyah a boy or girl name?

Jakiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,501 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jakiyah

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Jakiyah was most popular in 2008, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,757 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,501 people named Jakiyah.

Jakiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jakiyah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jakiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jakiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,501 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jakiyah

Where Jakiyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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