Fun Facts About the Name Jaquay
- 579 babies named Jaquay: U.S. records list 579 babies given the name Jaquay from 1880 through 2025. Even 156 girls received the name Jaquay - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Jaquay Mean?
Jaquay is a modern American English given name of uncertain meaning. No securely documented older name or word gives it a derivation. Its opening syllable resembles the Ja- in James and Jacob, and its ending resembles the English word quay, but those resemblances are not evidence that Jaquay comes from either source. It should not be treated as a direct variant of Jacques or as a word name meaning "wharf" without further evidence.
Jaquay Name History & Origins
Jaquay is used chiefly in the United States as a modern given name. Its spelling combines the common opening Ja- with a -quay ending, a sound pattern also seen in names such as Jaquan and Daquay. Those names resemble Jaquay stylistically, but the similarity does not establish a common origin or meaning.
The name has no well-attested medieval, biblical, or literary tradition. Its use belongs to modern American naming rather than to a documented chain of earlier forms, and accounts that assign it a traditional translation should be treated with caution.
How Popular is the Name Jaquay?
Jaquay has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1978. Its best rank was #2,362 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #11,891 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #11,646 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,112 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,942 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #11,024 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,418 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,037 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,886 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,124 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #10,137 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,170 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,154 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #7,016 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #5,542 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #2,362 | 38 | 0.0025% |
| 1977 | #8,877 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,345 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,935 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,988 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #8,480 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,992 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,205 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #12,902 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,110 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,079 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,332 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #6,987 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #6,221 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,054 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,641 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,698 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,610 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,691 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #4,100 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #3,098 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #4,894 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,874 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #3,639 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #3,660 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,604 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #4,934 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #3,996 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,468 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,429 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #7,676 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,733 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,875 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,781 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,993 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #3,671 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #2,419 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #6,267 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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