Jacob

Given to 990,532 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −36% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#43
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6,152
boys 6,152
Peak year
1998
36,031 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
990,532
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jacob was most popular in 1998, when 36,031 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,152 babies were named Jacob, ranking #43 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 36%.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1998 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jacob was most popular in 1998, when 36,031 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,152 babies were named Jacob, ranking #43 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 36%.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000Peak 1998

Jacob was most popular in 1998, when 36,031 babies recorded as boys got the name (18.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,152 babies were named Jacob, ranking #43 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 36%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 6,152 43
2024 9 10271 6,541 40
2023 6 13462 7,015 35
2022 10 9680 7,667 32
2021 8 11146 8,494 24
2020 9 10250 9,309 15
2019 8 11356 10,797 12
2018 9 10545 11,897 13
2017 16 7092 13,269 9
2016 16 7230 14,559 7
2015 23 5653 16,005 4
2014 13 8485 16,923 4
2013 23 5644 18,201 2
2012 26 5253 19,110 1
2011 23 5728 20,403 1
2010 29 4860 22,157 1
2009 27 5226 21,204 1
2008 29 5013 22,621 1
2007 34 4380 24,310 1
2006 37 3992 24,871 1
2005 40 3646 25,851 1
2004 171 1262 27,911 1
2003 47 3131 29,658 1
2002 41 3334 30,586 1
2001 38 3486 32,573 1
2000 59 2545 34,492 1
1999 63 2343 35,371 1
1998 60 2338 36,031 2
1997 61 2229 34,163 2
1996 53 2423 31,925 3
1995 66 2052 31,134 4
1994 50 2503 29,417 7
1993 67 2045 27,487 9
1992 52 2459 25,665 15
1991 61 2163 25,200 17
1990 59 2174 22,022 20
1989 74 1804 17,831 26
1988 78 1660 15,883 28
1987 90 1446 14,326 31
1986 78 1552 13,652 31
1985 77 1562 12,284 35
1984 49 2050 11,358 37
1983 66 1665 10,999 36
1982 70 1641 10,059 41
1981 60 1830 9,342 43
1980 52 2014 8,520 43
1979 41 2304 7,545 45
1978 41 2237 6,161 50
1977 35 2463 5,788 56
1976 22 3188 4,509 63
1975 24 2969 3,618 75
1974 21 3212 2,957 88
1973 11 4871 2,123 122
1972 6 7292 1,683 155
1971 5 8324 1,057 223
1970 <5 — 910 255
1969 <5 — 656 296
1968 <5 — 553 324
1967 <5 — 445 354
1966 <5 — 454 351
1965 <5 — 487 346
1964 5 6767 522 344
1963 <5 — 487 353
1962 <5 — 474 369
1961 <5 — 504 354
1960 <5 — 493 351
1959 <5 — 558 328
1958 <5 — 506 341
1957 <5 — 540 331
1956 <5 — 538 322
1955 5 5828 577 303
1954 <5 — 563 306
1953 <5 — 590 289
1952 <5 — 561 298
1951 <5 — 502 311
1950 <5 — 465 318
1949 <5 — 490 308
1948 <5 — 550 289
1947 <5 — 522 301
1946 <5 — 457 304
1945 <5 — 417 292
1944 <5 — 437 283
1943 <5 — 476 281
1942 <5 — 524 252
1941 <5 — 466 257
1940 <5 — 514 234
1939 <5 — 427 261
1938 <5 — 488 240
1937 5 4255 536 223
1936 <5 — 500 229
1935 <5 — 475 242
1934 <5 — 547 219
1933 <5 — 539 213
1932 5 4411 558 218
1931 <5 — 572 217
1930 7 3658 622 212
1929 5 4570 647 203
1928 <5 — 718 196
1927 <5 — 855 173
1926 <5 — 810 177
1925 <5 — 901 166
1924 5 5061 970 163
1923 <5 — 975 160
1922 <5 — 1,027 148
1921 5 5099 1,094 143
1920 5 4975 1,050 143
1919 <5 — 1,082 137
1918 5 4809 1,198 133
1917 5 4594 1,122 130
1916 <5 — 1,132 123
1915 <5 — 1,122 121
1914 <5 — 997 113
1913 <5 — 744 117
1912 <5 — 691 110
1911 5 2463 323 116
1910 <5 — 273 117
1909 <5 — 262 102
1908 <5 — 235 107
1907 <5 — 243 101
1906 <5 — 187 114
1905 <5 — 220 98
1904 <5 — 243 89
1903 <5 — 189 103
1902 <5 — 207 95
1901 <5 — 172 98
1900 <5 — 233 101
1899 <5 — 189 92
1898 <5 — 256 81
1897 <5 — 204 88
1896 <5 — 241 82
1895 <5 — 266 74
1894 <5 — 292 68
1893 <5 — 292 65
1892 <5 — 283 73
1891 <5 — 238 69
1890 <5 — 290 66
1889 <5 — 295 67
1888 <5 — 353 57
1887 <5 — 317 56
1886 <5 — 346 54
1885 <5 — 343 52
1884 <5 — 381 50
1883 <5 — 356 49
1882 <5 — 390 46
1881 <5 — 381 39
1880 <5 — 404 39

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Other spellings

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Where Jacob is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years