How Many People Are Named Jakyra?
An estimated 1,082 people in the United States have the first name Jakyra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jakyra peaked in popularity in 2005 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakyra 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 Jakyra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,082
About 1 in 316,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
79 births
Total Registered
1,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakyra
Jakyra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,098 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jakyra as a female name
Ranked #5,668 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (79 births)
Jakyra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakyra span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 574 babies were registered. Jakyra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jakyra by Decade
How has Jakyra 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.
Jakyra by State
Birth registrations for Jakyra span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 31 Jakyras were registered per state.
Jakyra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakyra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jakyra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakyra?
We estimate approximately 1,082 people named Jakyra 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 316,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakyra a common name?
Jakyra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakyra most popular?
Jakyra reached peak popularity in 2005, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakyra is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakyra a female name?
Jakyra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakyra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakyra Smith, Jakyra Johnson, Jakyra 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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