Jakaiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-KY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jakaiya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jakaiya come from?
Modern: Ja- with Kaiya
Is Jakaiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakaiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakaiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Jakaiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakaiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
Nicknames for Jakaiya
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jakaiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah, Janiyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Amaya, Zaniya, Anaya, Kamiyah, Araya, Jahzara, Amya
Names related to Jakaiya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jakaiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakaiya, updated 20 October 2026.