Jac vs Jacob

Side-by-side comparison of Jac and Jacob — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jac

Boy name · Rank #7269

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #41

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Metric Jac Jacob
Current Rank #7269 #41
Total Births (all years) 600 981,940
Peak Year 1956 1998
Peak Year Births 18 36,027
Peak Decade 1950ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jac Jacob
1880ss — 3,566
1890ss — 2,551
1900ss — 2,191
1910ss 11 8,684
1920ss 30 9,047
1930ss 22 5,264
1940ss 33 4,853
1950ss 117 5,400
1960ss 77 5,080
1970ss 23 36,355
1980ss 5 124,263
1990ss 29 298,410
2000ss 98 274,064
2010ss 101 163,266
2020ss 54 38,946

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jac Jacob
2014 7 16,916
2015 8 15,999
2016 16 14,554
2017 13 13,265
2018 10 11,891
2019 10 10,786
2020 8 9,306
2021 — 8,481
2022 18 7,658
2023 17 7,005
2024 11 6,496

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2024.

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