Recorded 1981–2020 Boys' name Peak 1994 629 births

Jaccob — boys' name

629 babies named Jaccob in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s491990s2602000s2022010s1132020s5
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jaccob was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

35 babies were named Jaccob in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaccob

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Jaccob between 1981 and 2020, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaccob currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaccob performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaccob shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaccob in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaccob in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 629 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaccob at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

629

Since 1981

40 years of records

Peak year

1994

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1981

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jaccob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1981

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
35
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Jaccob by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
260 births that decade — 41% of Jaccob's all-time total
1980s491990s2602000s2022010s1132020s5

Jaccob by state

Where Jaccob concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jaccob
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 6.2%
#2 Texas
11 1.7%
California share of Jaccob's total US births 6.2%
Even split

39 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaccob?
629 babies have been named Jaccob since 1981. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 35 births.
When was Jaccob most popular?
Jaccob was most popular in the 1990s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jaccob most popular?
The top states for the name Jaccob are California (39 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Jaccob been used?
Jaccob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 40 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jaccob?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.