Boys' name · since 1983
Jacobs
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Jacobs, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobs sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobs has been recorded 81 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2019.
- #18,805 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 81 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobs ranks #18,805 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobs's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacobs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacobs splits its recorded history at 1996: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacobs popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2019
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jacobs by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Jacobs's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jacobs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (31% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jacobs: 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, 1983–2019 (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 Jacobs 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.