Boys' name · since 1987
Jacobb
Jacobb has 245 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacobb is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 245 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobb has been recorded 245 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2012.
- #11,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 245 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobb ranks #11,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacobb's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jacobb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacobb splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacobb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2012
- Peak year (1995)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jacobb by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Jacobb's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jacobb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (48% of all-time use).
Jacobb by state
Where Jacobb concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 245 births nationwide.
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- Jacobb's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacobbs (6 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 Jacobb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1987–2012 (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 Jacobb 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.