Jakayla Girl

How popular is Jakayla?

#3,779 girl name in 2025

39 baby girls were named Jakayla in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.

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6,782living people named Jakayla (est.)
18median age of people named Jakayla
6,840babies named Jakayla since 1880
1 in 85,009US babies born in 2025

Jakayla popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,779 for girls (▲ 43 from 2024)
Babies in 202539 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-77% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,372 in 2015, #1,924 in 2020
Peak year2008 (451 girls)
Highest rank#669 in 2009
First recorded1988
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jakayla is most popular

Babies named Jakayla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Mississippi: 0.2 per 1,000 (8 girls)
  2. Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (15 girls)
  3. Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  4. South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  5. Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)

Jakayla by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1980s14#8,755
1990s742#994
2000s3,482#669
2010s2,191#739
2020s411#1,924

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Questions

Is Jakayla a boy or girl name?
Jakayla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jakayla were girls.
How popular is the name Jakayla?
39 baby girls were named Jakayla in the US in 2025, making it the 3779th most popular girl name.
When was Jakayla most popular?
Jakayla peaked in 2008, when 451 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #669 in 2009.
How many people are named Jakayla?
6,840 babies have been named Jakayla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,782 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
Where is Jakayla most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jakayla was most common in Mississippi, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.