Jacques vs Jacob

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

Name A

Jacques

Boy name · Rank #2362

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #41

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Metric Jacques Jacob
Current Rank #2362 #41
Total Births (all years) 9,652 981,940
Peak Year 1969 1998
Peak Year Births 170 36,027
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacques Jacob
1880ss 6 3,566
1890ss 14 2,551
1900ss 14 2,191
1910ss 204 8,684
1920ss 418 9,047
1930ss 307 5,264
1940ss 413 4,853
1950ss 800 5,400
1960ss 1,221 5,080
1970ss 1,307 36,355
1980ss 1,337 124,263
1990ss 1,464 298,410
2000ss 1,081 274,064
2010ss 768 163,266
2020ss 298 38,946

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacques Jacob
2014 70 16,916
2015 90 15,999
2016 72 14,554
2017 67 13,265
2018 78 11,891
2019 67 10,786
2020 68 9,306
2021 62 8,481
2022 53 7,658
2023 56 7,005
2024 59 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, 1888–2024.

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