Boys' name · since 2000
Hakob
20 babies named Hakob in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Hakob since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hakob has been recorded 20 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2012.
- #29,040 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hakob ranks #29,040 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hakob's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hakob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hakob's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hakob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2012.
20 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 8 births in a single year.
Hakob by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Hakob's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Hakob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (65% of all-time use).
Hakob decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Hakob by state
Where Hakob concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 95.0% |
19 of 20 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 95.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 95.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- California records the most Hakobs (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hakob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hakob draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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