How Many People Are Named Jakye?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Jakye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jakye peaked in popularity in 2009 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakye 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 Jakye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2009
24 births
Total Registered
356
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakye
Jakye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 356 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakye as a male name
Ranked #5,516 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (24 births)
Jakye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakye span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 161 babies were registered. While Jakye is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jakye by Decade
How has Jakye 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.
Jakye by State
Jakye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jakye
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Jakye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakye?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Jakye 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 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakye a common name?
Jakye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 356 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakye most popular?
Jakye reached peak popularity in 2009, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakye is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakye a male name?
Jakye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakye Smith, Jakye Johnson, Jakye 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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