girls:
451 births since 1997
#5265 (8th percentile)
boys:
84 births since 1997
#4502 (2nd percentile)
overall:
535 births since 1997
#7204 (7th percentile)
The name Jakiah is the #7,204 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 535 recorded births since 1997. This represents the 6.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,265 (7.9% percentile) for all time with 451 births since 1997. For boys, it ranks #4,502 (1.8% percentile) for all time with 84 births since 1997.
Jakiah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1997 .
The name Jakiah has been given predominantly to girls, with 84.3% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 54.5% of babies named Jakiah were girls.
For girls, Jakiah reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #904) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2008, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jakiah ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 18.2% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jakiah reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #921) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jakiah ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 63.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jakiah".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Jakiah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 64.7% confident that Jakiah is pronounced as juh-KAI-uh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is juh-KEE-uh, at 23.5% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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