Jakeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-KAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jakeya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jakeya come from?
Modern: modern name built on the Ja- prefix
Is Jakeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakeya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Jakeya in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakeya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Jakeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shreya Radhika Anika Priya Janaya Aveya Amya Sveya Dhara Janiyah Nyava Jaya
Names related to Jakeya
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, “Jakeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakeya, updated 20 October 2026.