Jacobs vs Jacob

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

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Jacobs

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #41

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Metric Jacobs Jacob
Current Rank Unranked #41
Total Births (all years) 81 981,940
Peak Year 2008 1998
Peak Year Births 11 36,027
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacobs Jacob
1880ss — 3,566
1890ss — 2,551
1900ss — 2,191
1910ss — 8,684
1920ss — 9,047
1930ss — 5,264
1940ss — 4,853
1950ss — 5,400
1960ss — 5,080
1970ss — 36,355
1980ss 18 124,263
1990ss 22 298,410
2000ss 16 274,064
2010ss 25 163,266
2020ss — 38,946

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacobs Jacob
2014 — 16,916
2015 6 15,999
2016 — 14,554
2017 5 13,265
2018 — 11,891
2019 7 10,786
2020 — 9,306
2021 — 8,481
2022 — 7,658
2023 — 7,005
2024 — 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, 1983–2019.

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