Recorded 1988–2008 Boys' name Peak 2000 146 births

Jachob — boys' name

146 babies named Jachob in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s492000s87
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jachob was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jachob in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jachob

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Jachob between 1988 and 2008, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jachob currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jachob performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jachob shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jachob 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 146 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.

Jachob at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

146

Since 1988

21 years of records

Peak year

2000

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1988

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jachob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1988

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2000)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 200820062004200220001998199419891988 5

Jachob by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 60% of Jachob's all-time total
1980s101990s492000s87

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jachob?
146 babies have been named Jachob since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2000 with 17 births.
When was Jachob most popular?
Jachob was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Jachob been used?
Jachob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 21 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jachob?
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, 1988–2008 (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.