Jakhia
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "prosperous" or "noble".
Name Census estimates that about 469 living Americans carry the first name Jakhia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jakhia today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jakhia births was 2003 (50 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jakhia. 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
469
~ 1 in 730,819 Americans
Peak year
2003
50 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2022 SSA rank
#14,292
Tracked since 2002
Census
Jakhia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 373 people with the first name Jakhia, which placed it at #25,428 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
#25,428
National first-name rank
People counted
373
373 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jakhia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jakhia is Black at 92.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.1%) and White (1.3%). 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 Jakhia 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 Jakhia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.5% · 345
- Two or more races5.1% · 19
- White1.3% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Jakhia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jakhia from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 330 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jakhia 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 Jakhia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jakhias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Georgia, Florida, Mississippi recorded the most babies named Jakhia, while Wisconsin, Alabama, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jakhia
The name Jakhia is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "jakh," which means "high" or "lofty." It is believed to have originated in the Middle East region during the early Islamic era, around the 7th century AD.
This name gained prominence during the golden age of the Islamic civilization, particularly in the areas of present-day Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria. It was often associated with individuals of noble or respected lineage, reflecting the meaning of "high" or "elevated."
Historically, the name Jakhia can be traced back to several notable figures. One of the earliest recorded instances is Jakhia ibn Maslamah, a renowned Arab military commander who lived in the 7th century AD and played a crucial role in the Muslim conquests of Persia and Central Asia.
Another prominent figure bearing this name was Jakhia al-Razi, a Persian philosopher, alchemist, and polymath who lived during the 9th and 10th centuries AD. He made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine, chemistry, and philosophy, and is regarded as one of the most influential scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
In the realm of literature, Jakhia al-Hamdani was a celebrated Arab poet and scholar from the 10th century AD. He was renowned for his mastery of the Arabic language and his poetic works, which have been preserved and studied over the centuries.
During the medieval period, Jakhia ibn Abi Nasr al-Farabi, also known as Al-Farabi, was a renowned philosopher, logician, and scientist from the 10th century AD. He made significant contributions to the development of logic, metaphysics, and music theory, and his works influenced generations of scholars in the Islamic world and beyond.
In more recent times, Jakhia al-Afghani was a prominent Islamic reformer, philosopher, and political activist from the 19th century. He advocated for reviving Islamic values and unity among Muslim nations, and his ideas had a profound impact on the modern Islamic reform movement.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who bore the name Jakhia throughout history, each leaving a lasting impact in their respective fields and contributing to the rich cultural tapestry of the Islamic world.
People
Jakhia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakhia 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
Jakhia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakhia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 469 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jakhia 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 730,819 US residents.
Is Jakhia a common name?
We classify Jakhia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 475 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jakhia most popular?
The single biggest year for Jakhia was 2003, when 50 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jakhia is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jakhia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 373 people with the name Jakhia, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,428 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 Jakhia 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 Jakhia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jakhia leans strongly female. 360 people counted with this name were female (96.0%), compared with 15 male bearers (4.0%). 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 Jakhia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jakhia is Black at 92.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.1%) and White (1.3%). 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 Jakhia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jakhia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.5% (345 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 Jakhia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jakhia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jakhia 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 Jakhia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jakhia 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 Jakhia 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 Jakhia as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.