Boys' name · since 1981
Jaccob
Jaccob has 629 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
629 boys have been named Jaccob since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jaccob has 629 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2020.
- #6,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 629 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaccob ranks #6,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 629 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 629
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaccob's 629 recorded births place it above 84.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jaccob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaccob splits its recorded history at 2002: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaccob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2020
- Peak year (1994)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jaccob by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (260 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Jaccob's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jaccob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 260 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jaccob compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaccob's total volume
Jaccob by state
Where Jaccob concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
39 of 629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jaccob's decade-level peak was the 1990s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaccobs (39 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaccob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1981–2020 (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 Jaccob 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.