Jakala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-KAH-la
- Origin
- Modern
Jakala is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jakala come from?
Modern: modern name built on the Ja- prefix
Is Jakala a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakala is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Jakala in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
Names like Jakala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla, Janiyah, Jaliyah, Jahzara, Jada, Makayla, Amira, Kaliyah, Samira, Aaliyah, Janessa, Amaya
Names related to Jakala
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, “Jakala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakala, updated 20 October 2026.