Jekia
A feminine variant of the Hebrew name "Jachin" meaning "God establishes".
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Jekia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jekia today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jekia births was 1988 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jekia. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jekia. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1988
6 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2004 SSA rank
#17,263
Tracked since 1982
Popularity
Jekia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jekia from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 16 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Jekia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jekia 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 Jekia 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 Jekia
The name Jekia is believed to have its roots in the ancient Sumerian language, which flourished in the region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500-3000 BCE. It is derived from the Sumerian word "jekia," which means "life-giver" or "bringer of life," reflecting the reverence for fertility and new beginnings in this ancient civilization.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jekia can be found in a cuneiform tablet from the Sumerian city of Uruk, dated to around 2500 BCE. This tablet lists the names of several individuals, including a woman named Jekia, who was likely a priestess or a figure of importance in the local community.
In the later Babylonian period (circa 1800-539 BCE), the name Jekia appears to have been adopted by the Akkadian-speaking population of Mesopotamia. It is mentioned in several religious texts and inscriptions from this era, suggesting that the name held a certain cultural significance.
One notable historical figure bearing the name Jekia was a Sumerian priestess who lived around 2200 BCE. She is mentioned in a collection of hymns and prayers dedicated to the goddess Inanna, the Sumerian deity of love, beauty, and fertility. Jekia's role was to perform rituals and invoke the goddess's blessings upon the city and its people.
Another Jekia of historical note was a Babylonian scholar who lived during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BCE). She is credited with contributing to the preservation and transmission of ancient Sumerian knowledge, particularly in the fields of astronomy and mathematics.
In the classical Greek period, there is a record of a philosopher named Jekia who lived in the 5th century BCE. She is believed to have been a student of the renowned thinker Pythagoras and is mentioned in several ancient texts as a respected intellectual and teacher.
During the medieval Islamic period, the name Jekia appears to have been adopted by some Arabic-speaking communities. One notable figure was Jekia al-Andalusi, a 12th-century scholar from Andalusia (modern-day Spain) who made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and philosophy.
While the name Jekia has its roots in ancient Sumerian culture, it has endured through various civilizations and time periods, carrying with it the connotations of life, fertility, and wisdom. The individuals mentioned above are just a few examples of the many who have borne this name throughout history, contributing to its rich legacy and cultural significance.
People
Jekia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jekia 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
Jekia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jekia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jekia 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 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Jekia a common name?
We classify Jekia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 26 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jekia most popular?
The single biggest year for Jekia was 1988, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jekia is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Jekia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jekia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jekia 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 Jekia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jekia 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 Jekia 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Jekia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.