Is Jakayla a boy or girl name?
Jakayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 0 boys were named Jakayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,799 US babies named Jakayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,839
- Babies named Jakayla since 1988
- 6,799
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 451 babies
Boys and girls named Jakayla, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,839 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,361 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,369 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,317 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,950 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,808 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,730 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,403 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,179 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,377 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,060 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,122 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 274 | #935 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 298 | #880 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 377 | #741 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 434 | #671 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 451 | #676 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 415 | #702 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 384 | #731 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 387 | #705 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 343 | #760 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 321 | #772 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 249 | #898 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 267 | #854 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 231 | #930 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 206 | #998 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,316 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,357 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,713 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,289 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,477 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,737 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,923 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,881 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,042 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,050 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,872 |
Highest rank
Jakayla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #671 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jakayla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.