Given name
Jakayla
“one who is crowned with laurel”
Jakayla is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “one who is crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “one who is crowned with laurel.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jakayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,840
- 0 boys · 6,840 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 451 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,799 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,799 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 451 in 2008. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,996 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jakayla’s family of names
Jakayla has a related form in Jakaila. Jakayla has a related form in Jakaela.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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