for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Jacob name popularity in England and Wales
Jacob ranked #41 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,258 boys named Jacob.
ONS
5,286 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
Jacob for boys and girls
Boys
1,258100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Jacob in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,258 | #41 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,484 | #30 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,655 | #24 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,892 | #22 |
| 2021 | boys | 2,319 | #17 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,327 | #19 |
| 2019 | boys | 3,065 | #11 |
| 2018 | boys | 3,350 | #11 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,968 | #6 |
| 2016 | boys | 4,485 | #5 |
| 2015 | boys | 4,850 | #5 |
| 2014 | boys | 5,050 | #4 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,258 | #41 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,484 | #30 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,655 | #24 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,892 | #22 |
| 2021 | boys | 2,319 | #17 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,327 | #19 |
| 2019 | boys | 3,065 | #11 |
| 2018 | boys | 3,350 | #11 |
| 2017 | boys | 3,968 | #6 |
| 2016 | boys | 4,485 | #5 |
| 2015 | boys | 4,850 | #5 |
| 2014 | boys | 5,050 | #4 |
| 2013 | boys | 5,126 | #4 |
| 2012 | boys | 5,286 | #5 |
| 2011 | boys | 5,047 | #7 |
| 2010 | boys | 4,308 | #12 |
| 2009 | boys | 3,214 | #18 |
| 2008 | boys | 3,127 | #20 |
| 2007 | boys | 3,155 | #20 |
| 2006 | boys | 3,193 | #22 |
| 2005 | boys | 3,057 | #21 |
| 2004 | boys | 2,954 | #23 |
| 2003 | boys | 2,903 | #27 |
| 2002 | boys | 2,537 | #30 |
| 2001 | boys | 2,595 | #28 |
| 2000 | boys | 2,536 | #28 |
| 1999 | boys | 2,746 | #28 |
| 1998 | boys | 2,686 | #27 |
| 1997 | boys | 2,590 | #29 |
| 1996 | boys | 2,249 | #35 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.