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Jakeya

jah-KEE-yah /dʒɑˈki.jɑ/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2009 (#17,294)
Babies in 2009
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#6,652 in 1992
First recorded
1978

Meaning of Jakeya

Jakeya is like a burst of salsa sunshine at a name fiesta for a baby girl. She dances off the tongue with a joyful rhythm: jah-KEE-yah. This feminine melody blends modern American flair with the spicy heartbeat of Latin roots. She might wink at you from a dusty old Hebrew spark—think Jacob’s playful little sister—or nod to Spanish cousins like Jacinta and Keila, all woven into one bright tapestry. In the States she first fluttered onto birth charts in the late ’70s and, though she only pops up a handful of times each year—hovering around the 700s to 900s—she glows like a hidden gem. Parents who embrace her scoop up a playful vibe, a name handwritten in sunshine and laughter. She’s rare, she’s radiant, and she’s ready to light up your niña’s world.

How to pronounce Jakeya

English

Popularity of Jakeya in the U.S.

Jakeya was last recorded in the U.S. in 2009, ranked #17,294 with 5 babies. It peaked at #6,652 in 1992. It first appears in the records in 1978.

Bar and line chart: Jakeya in the U.S., 1978–2009. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 13 in 1992 and 5 in 2009. Line: rank among girl names, peak #6,652 in 1992, #17,294 in 2009.
  • Girls named Jakeya (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1978–2009. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1978⁠–⁠2009 23 rows
Jakeya: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2009517,294▲ 210
2008517,504▼ 5,874
2007911,630▲ 5,538
2006517,168back (not recorded in 2005)
2004516,099▼ 4,774
2003811,325▼ 3,045
2002128,280▲ 478
2001118,758▲ 1,116
200099,874▼ 395
199999,479▼ 1,947
1998127,532▲ 3,304
1997710,836▲ 2,682
1996513,518▼ 4,752
199598,766▲ 38
199498,804▲ 755
199389,559▼ 2,907
1992136,652▲ 3,619
1991710,271▲ 1,138
1990611,409back (not recorded in 1987–1989)
198678,523back (not recorded in 1985)
198496,810back (not recorded in 1981–1983)
1980510,392back (not recorded in 1979)
197859,750new