Jakel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Jakel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,217 for boy births in the United States (and #23,138 across all names), given to 6 babies. Jakel first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2006 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,217 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,242 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,162 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,059 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,480 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,359 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,195 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,017 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,985 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,116 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,384 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,212 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #15,603 | #5,528 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,343 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,668 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,215 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,293 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,946 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,915 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #17,178 | #6,720 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,693 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,788 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,985 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,075 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,226 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,020 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #7,616 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,460 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,187 |