Jak vs Jakob

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

Name A

Jak

Boy name · Rank #4147

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Name B

Jakob

Boy name · Rank #1119

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Metric Jak Jakob
Current Rank #4147 #1119
Total Births (all years) 520 31,821
Peak Year 2014 2001
Peak Year Births 34 2,192
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1957

Births by Decade

Decade Jak Jakob
1950ss — 19
1960ss — 42
1970ss — 289
1980ss — 1,214
1990ss 12 8,163
2000ss 141 14,765
2010ss 242 6,189
2020ss 125 1,140

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jak Jakob
2014 34 645
2015 32 548
2016 20 476
2017 24 404
2018 24 344
2019 28 312
2020 17 256
2021 32 281
2022 27 227
2023 23 186
2024 26 190

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, 1994–2024.

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