Feminine dossier · first seen 1988
Jakayla
Endangered
Down 91.4% from peak
Peak era
2008
Peak births
451
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jakayla
How many people are named Jakayla?
An estimated 6,747 living Americans are named Jakayla.
How rare is Jakayla?
Jakayla is very rare among babies today, with 39 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.4% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Jakayla?
The median age of a living American named Jakayla is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 23 years old.
Is Jakayla still popular?
No. Jakayla is endangered as a baby name, down 91.4% from its 2008 peak with 39 births in 2025.
Where is Jakayla most common?
Jakayla has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 16.1× more often than the national baseline.
1988Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
91.4%
2025
39
All-time
6,840
Where it lives now
Jakayla is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 13.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Jakayla is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.