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Jakera

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How to Pronounce Jakera

Pronounced juh-KEER-ah /dʒəˈkɪr.ə/Medium

Meaning: Jakera is a modern American coinage, joining the Ja- opening common to names like Jasmine and Jada with the -kera ending seen in Takera and Shakera; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning and belongs to a late twentieth-century wave of freshly invented, rhythmic girls' names.Low

In 30 seconds: Jakera is a modern American coinage pairing the Ja- prefix with the -kera ending. It emerged in the late twentieth century, peaking around 1999 at about 18 girls a year (said juh-KEER-ah).
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningJakera is a modern American coinage, joining the Ja- opening common to names like Jasmine and Jada with the -kera ending seen in Takera and Shakera; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning and belongs to a late twentieth-century wave of freshly invented, rhythmic girls' names.
U.S. rank (2017)#16914 ↘ Falling
2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1999
Total births (all-time)≈ 286
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200519892017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jakera is an invented name built from a fashionable Ja- opening and a -kera ending, both common building blocks in the creative, sound-driven American given names that flourished from the 1970s onward, especially in Black American naming traditions that valued original, musical-sounding names over inherited ones.

The name was always rare, given to about 18 girls a year at its peak in 1999, and it appears in the SSA data from 1989 to 2017. A girl named Jakera at her peak is in her mid-twenties today.

Did you know? Jakera is part of a small family of -kera names, including Takera and Shakera, that surfaced together in the SSA data in the 1980s and 1990s as fresh, sound-based coinages.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Jakera — Coined Ja- + -kera name; part of a documented cluster with Takera/Shakera

Variations

TakeraShakeraJakira

Nicknames

KeraJaki

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If you like Jakera…

Takera— shares the exact -kera ending
Jamaica— a like Ja- opening name
Jakeria— a close coined cousin with the same building blocks
Shakera— another sibling name in the -kera family

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jakera mean?

It is a modern coined name combining the popular Ja- prefix with a -kera ending; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning.

How do you pronounce Jakera?

It is said juh-KEER-ah /dʒəˈkɪr.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the middle syllable.

Is Jakera a boy or girl name?

Jakera is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jakera?

It was a rare choice, given to about 18 girls a year at its late-1990s peak.

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