Recorded 1987–2012 Boys' name Peak 1995 245 births

Jacobb — boys' name

245 babies named Jacobb in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s1182000s892010s23
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jacobb was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jacobb in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacobb

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Jacobb between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacobb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacobb performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jacobb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacobb in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacobb 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 245 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.

Jacobb at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

245

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

1995

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jacobb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1995)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
5101520 201220082005200219991996199319901987 6

Jacobb by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 48% of Jacobb's all-time total
1980s151990s1182000s892010s23

Jacobb by state

Where Jacobb concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacobb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.4%
California share of Jacobb's total US births 2.4%

6 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacobb?
245 babies have been named Jacobb since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1995 with 18 births.
When was Jacobb most popular?
Jacobb was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jacobb most popular?
The top states for the name Jacobb are California (6 births).
How long has the name Jacobb been used?
Jacobb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jacobb?
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, 1987–2012 (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.