Jakin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kin
Jakin is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Jakin a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakin is a boys' name.
How popular is Jakin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Jakin in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
Names like Jakin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir Jayden Hamza Jaylen Anakin Ayaan Nasir Yahir Zahir Jackson Jasiah Jakai
Names related to Jakin
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, “Jakin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakin, updated 20 October 2026.