Find out how popular the first name Jakayla has been for the last 36 years (from 1988 to 2023) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Jakayla by gender

Based on the last 36 years of data, Jakayla is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2023, there were 77 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Jakayla.

The history of the first name Jakayla

The name Jakayla is a modern invented name without any known ancient origins or historical records from established cultures or languages. It appears to be a creative combination of the common English names Jack and Kayla, likely emerging in the late 20th century.

There are no known references to this name in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from previous eras. It is a relatively new coinage without a clear etymology or linguistic root.

The earliest recorded examples of the name Jakayla are from birth records in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, its usage remained extremely rare until the 2000s when it began to gain some popularity as a feminine given name.

As a recently invented name, there are no famous historical figures or notable individuals from earlier eras who bore the name Jakayla. The vast majority of people with this name were born in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

One of the earliest individuals named Jakayla was Jakayla Simmons, a high school basketball player from Tennessee who was born in the late 1980s. Another early individual with this name was Jakayla McElderry, a track and field athlete from California who competed in the early 2000s.

Other notable individuals named Jakayla include Jakayla Ivory, an American model and social media influencer born in the late 1990s, and Jakayla Williams, a college basketball player from Georgia who played in the late 2010s.

Jakayla Brown, a Canadian singer and songwriter born in the early 2000s, is another individual with this relatively modern name.

While the name Jakayla has gained some popularity in recent decades, it lacks the deep historical roots and cultural significance of many traditional names from established languages and cultures around the world.

Data source

The first name data used on this page comes from the Social Security Administration (SSA). They've been collecting data on baby names since 1880.

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