Jakeya
A feminine name of African American origin meaning "strong and beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 174 living Americans carry the first name Jakeya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jakeya today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jakeya births was 1992 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jakeya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
174
~ 1 in 1,969,853 Americans
Peak year
1992
13 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2009 SSA rank
#18,440
Tracked since 1978
Census
Jakeya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 185 people with the first name Jakeya, which placed it at #40,305 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,305
National first-name rank
People counted
185
185 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jakeya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jakeya is Black at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jakeya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jakeya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.5% · 173
- Two or more races2.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Jakeya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jakeya from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 85 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jakeya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jakeya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jakeya
The name Jakeya is a relatively modern creation, likely emerging in the late 20th century. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots or historical origins. However, its similarity to names like Jacob and Jake suggest it may have been derived from those traditional names with Hebrew origins.
While the precise origin of Jakeya is unclear, it has gained some popularity in recent decades, particularly in certain regions of the United States. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Jakeya Brown, a track and field athlete from the United States who competed in the early 2000s.
Another notable individual with the name Jakeya was Jakeya Vaughn, an American basketball player who played professionally in the WNBA for teams like the Indiana Fever in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
In the world of music, Jakeya Caraballo is a singer and songwriter from Puerto Rico who has released several albums and singles since the mid-2010s, blending elements of Latin pop and urban contemporary styles.
Another public figure with the name Jakeya is Jakeya Bey, an American author and motivational speaker who has written books on personal development and self-empowerment, particularly aimed at women and young adults.
While not as widely documented as some more traditional names, Jakeya has also been the name of several historical figures, such as Jakeya Salih, a 13th-century poet and scholar from the Middle East who wrote extensively on topics like philosophy and theology.
Overall, while its origins may be somewhat obscure, the name Jakeya has gained a foothold in modern times, with various individuals across different fields and regions bearing this unique moniker.
People
Jakeya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakeya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jakeya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakeya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 174 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jakeya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,969,853 US residents.
Is Jakeya a common name?
We classify Jakeya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 180 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jakeya most popular?
The single biggest year for Jakeya was 1992, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jakeya is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jakeya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 185 people with the name Jakeya, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,305 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jakeya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jakeya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jakeya appears almost entirely female. Of the 187 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jakeya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jakeya is Black at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jakeya most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jakeya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.5% (173 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jakeya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jakeya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jakeya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jakeya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jakeya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jakeya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jakeya?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Jakeya on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.