unisex name
Jakiah
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 558
Jakiah is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 83% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Jakiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 272 |
| 2010s | 196 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 63 |
How popular is Jakiah?
In 2025, Jakiah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Jakiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jakiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jakiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jakiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jakiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jakiah
How popular is the name Jakiah?
In 2025, Jakiah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jakiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakiah is used for both girls and boys. About 83% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jakiah most popular?
Jakiah peaked in 2004, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jakiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jakiah currently ranks #10,438 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.