How Many People Are Named Jaking?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Jaking. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Jaking peaked in popularity in 2021 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaking as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaking paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
22 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaking
Jaking is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 189 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jaking as a male name
Ranked #6,595 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (22 births)
Jaking: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaking span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 109 babies were registered. While Jaking is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jaking by Decade
How has Jaking 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.
Jaking + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaking as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jaking
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Jaking: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaking?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Jaking 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaking a common name?
Jaking is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaking most popular?
Jaking reached peak popularity in 2021, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaking is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Jaking was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Jaking a male name?
Jaking is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Jaking have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Jaking peaked in 2021, and the average living bearer is about 8 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Jaking Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaking Smith, Jaking Johnson, Jaking 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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