How Many People Are Named Jakala?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Jakala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jakala peaked in popularity in 2004 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jakala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2004
25 births
Total Registered
258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakala
Jakala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 258 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jakala as a female name
Ranked #17,934 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 2004 (25 births)
Jakala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakala span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 161 babies were registered. Jakala has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jakala by Decade
How has Jakala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jakala by State
Jakala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jakala
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Jakala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakala?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Jakala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakala a common name?
Jakala is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakala most popular?
Jakala reached peak popularity in 2004, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakala is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakala a female name?
Jakala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakala Smith, Jakala Johnson, Jakala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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