Jakya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-KY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Jakya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jakya come from?
Modern: Ja- with Kya
Is Jakya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jakya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Jakya in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3,917 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
Names like Jakya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah, Janiyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Amaya, Zariah, Amira, Kamiyah, Amya, Aliya, Jayla
Names related to Jakya
Jakiyah, Jacky, Jakiya, Jakiah, Jakhia, Jakyiah, Jakia, Jakyah
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, “Jakya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakya, updated 20 October 2026.