Jacab vs Jacob

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

Name A

Jacab

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #40

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Metric Jacab Jacob
Current Rank Unranked #40
Total Births (all years) 10 988,227
Peak Year 1990 1998
Peak Year Births 5 36,031
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1990 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacab Jacob
1880s - 3,566
1890s - 2,551
1900s - 2,191
1910s - 8,684
1920s - 9,047
1930s - 5,264
1940s - 4,853
1950s - 5,400
1960s - 5,075
1970s - 36,351
1980s - 124,254
1990s 10 298,415
2000s - 274,077
2010s - 163,321
2020s - 45,178

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacab Jacob
2014 - 16,923
2015 - 16,005
2016 - 14,559
2017 - 13,269
2018 - 11,897
2019 - 10,797
2020 - 9,309
2021 - 8,494
2022 - 7,667
2023 - 7,015
2024 - 6,541
2025 - 6,152

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, 1990–1996.

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