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 #2370

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #40

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Metric Jacques Jacob
Current Rank #2370 #40
Total Births (all years) 9,734 988,227
Peak Year 1969 1998
Peak Year Births 170 36,031
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacques Jacob
1880s 6 3,566
1890s 14 2,551
1900s 14 2,191
1910s 204 8,684
1920s 418 9,047
1930s 307 5,264
1940s 413 4,853
1950s 800 5,400
1960s 1,221 5,075
1970s 1,307 36,351
1980s 1,337 124,254
1990s 1,464 298,415
2000s 1,081 274,077
2010s 769 163,321
2020s 379 45,178

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacques Jacob
2014 70 16,923
2015 90 16,005
2016 72 14,559
2017 67 13,269
2018 78 11,897
2019 67 10,797
2020 68 9,309
2021 62 8,494
2022 54 7,667
2023 56 7,015
2024 59 6,541
2025 80 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, 1888–2025.

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