How Many People Are Named Jakin?
An estimated 265 people in the United States have the first name Jakin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Jakin peaked in popularity in 2004 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakin 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 Jakin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
265
About 1 in 1,293,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2004
18 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakin
Jakin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakin as a male name
Ranked #13,006 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (18 births)
Jakin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakin span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 120 babies were registered. Jakin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jakin by Decade
How has Jakin 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.
Jakin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jakin
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jakin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakin?
We estimate approximately 265 people named Jakin 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 1,293,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakin a common name?
Jakin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakin most popular?
Jakin reached peak popularity in 2004, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakin is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakin a male name?
Jakin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakin Smith, Jakin Johnson, Jakin 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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