Data through 2025

Jacob name popularity in the United States

Jacob ranked #43 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 6,152 boys named Jacob.

Rank#43

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded6,152

SSA

Peak year1998

36,031 recorded

Five-year change-33.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Jacob for boys and girls

Girls

9

Share unavailable · data from 1911 to 2024

Boys

6,152

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Jacob in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys6,152#43
2024boys6,541#40
2024girls9#10271
2023boys7,015#35
2023girls6#13462
2022boys7,667#32
2022girls10#9680
2021boys8,494#24
2021girls8#11146
2020boys9,309#15
2020girls9#10250
2019boys10,797#12
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys6,152#43
2024boys6,541#40
2024girls9#10271
2023boys7,015#35
2023girls6#13462
2022boys7,667#32
2022girls10#9680
2021boys8,494#24
2021girls8#11146
2020boys9,309#15
2020girls9#10250
2019boys10,797#12
2019girls8#11356
2018boys11,897#13
2018girls9#10545
2017boys13,269#9
2017girls16#7092
2016boys14,559#7
2016girls16#7230
2015boys16,005#4
2015girls23#5653
2014boys16,923#4
2014girls13#8485
2013boys18,201#2
2013girls23#5644
2012boys19,110#1
2012girls26#5253
2011boys20,403#1
2011girls23#5728
2010boys22,157#1
2010girls29#4860
2009boys21,204#1
2009girls27#5226
2008boys22,621#1
2008girls29#5013
2007boys24,310#1
2007girls34#4380
2006boys24,871#1
2006girls37#3992
2005boys25,851#1
2005girls40#3646
2004boys27,911#1
2004girls171#1262
2003boys29,658#1
2003girls47#3131
2002boys30,586#1
2002girls41#3334
2001boys32,573#1
2001girls38#3486
2000boys34,492#1
2000girls59#2545
1999boys35,371#1
1999girls63#2343
1998boys36,031#2
1998girls60#2338
1997boys34,163#2
1997girls61#2229
1996boys31,925#3
1996girls53#2423
1995boys31,134#4
1995girls66#2052
1994boys29,417#7
1994girls50#2503
1993boys27,487#9
1993girls67#2045
1992boys25,665#15
1992girls52#2459
1991boys25,200#17
1991girls61#2163
1990boys22,022#20
1990girls59#2174
1989boys17,831#26
1989girls74#1804
1988boys15,883#28
1988girls78#1660
1987boys14,326#31
1987girls90#1446
1986boys13,652#31
1986girls78#1552
1985boys12,284#35
1985girls77#1562
1984boys11,358#37
1984girls49#2050
1983boys10,999#36
1983girls66#1665
1982boys10,059#41
1982girls70#1641
1981boys9,342#43
1981girls60#1830
1980boys8,520#43
1980girls52#2014
1979boys7,545#45
1979girls41#2304
1978boys6,161#50
1978girls41#2237
1977boys5,788#56
1977girls35#2463
1976boys4,509#63
1976girls22#3188
1975boys3,618#75
1975girls24#2969
1974boys2,957#88
1974girls21#3212
1973boys2,123#122
1973girls11#4871
1972boys1,683#155
1972girls6#7292
1971boys1,057#223
1971girls5#8324
1970boys910#255
1969boys656#296
1968boys553#324
1967boys445#354
1966boys454#351
1965boys487#346
1964boys522#344
1964girls5#6767
1963boys487#353
1962boys474#369
1961boys504#354
1960boys493#351
1959boys558#328
1958boys506#341
1957boys540#331
1956boys538#322
1955boys577#303
1955girls5#5828
1954boys563#306
1953boys590#289
1952boys561#298
1951boys502#311
1950boys465#318
1949boys490#308
1948boys550#289
1947boys522#301
1946boys457#304
1945boys417#292
1944boys437#283
1943boys476#281
1942boys524#252
1941boys466#257
1940boys514#234
1939boys427#261
1938boys488#240
1937boys536#223
1937girls5#4255
1936boys500#229
1935boys475#242
1934boys547#219
1933boys539#213
1932boys558#218
1932girls5#4411
1931boys572#217
1930boys622#212
1930girls7#3658
1929boys647#203
1929girls5#4570
1928boys718#196
1927boys855#173
1926boys810#177
1925boys901#166
1924boys970#163
1924girls5#5061
1923boys975#160
1922boys1,027#148
1921boys1,094#143
1921girls5#5099
1920boys1,050#143
1920girls5#4975
1919boys1,082#137
1918boys1,198#133
1918girls5#4809
1917boys1,122#130
1917girls5#4594
1916boys1,132#123
1915boys1,122#121
1914boys997#113
1913boys744#117
1912boys691#110
1911boys323#116
1911girls5#2463
1910boys273#117
1909boys262#102
1908boys235#107
1907boys243#101
1906boys187#114
1905boys220#98
1904boys243#89
1903boys189#103
1902boys207#95
1901boys172#98
1900boys233#101
1899boys189#92
1898boys256#81
1897boys204#88
1896boys241#82
1895boys266#74
1894boys292#68
1893boys292#65
1892boys283#73
1891boys238#69
1890boys290#66
1889boys295#67
1888boys353#57
1887boys317#56
1886boys346#54
1885boys343#52
1884boys381#50
1883boys356#49
1882boys390#46
1881boys381#39
1880boys404#39

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Jacob’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-61.6%
Change since peak-82.9%