girl's name
Jakayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,840
Jakayla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 451 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Jakayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 742 |
| 2000s | 3,482 |
| 2010s | 2,191 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 411 |
How popular is Jakayla?
In 2025, Jakayla was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jakayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jakayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jakayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jakayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jakayla
How popular is the name Jakayla?
In 2025, Jakayla was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jakayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jakayla most popular?
Jakayla peaked in 2008, when 451 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jakayla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jakayla currently ranks #3,790 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.