Boys' name · since 1991

Jacub

184 babies named Jacub in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
184
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

184 boys have been named Jacub since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jacub has 184 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2016.

  • #13,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 184 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacub ranks #13,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
184
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jacub's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jacub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jacub splits its recorded history at 2002: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jacub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
46810121416 199119941997200020032006200920132016 6

Jacub by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Jacub's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Jacub births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacub? ▼
Since 1991, Social Security records show 184 babies named Jacub. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,469 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 14 births.
Where does Jacub sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacub ranks #13,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jacub most popular? ▼
Jacub was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jacub been used? ▼
Jacub has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 26 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jacub? ▼
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.

What to do with Jacub's data

  • Jacub's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jacub

Nearby Names Like Jacub

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jacub

Jacob Boy
#43 988,227 births
Jack Boy
#15 756,943 births
Jackson Boy
#36 297,220 births
Jace Boy
#114 91,544 births
Jackie Boy
#2263 78,900 births

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Stace
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Bethany
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Nichole
184 births · Peak 1984
Keithon
184 births · Peak 1980

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jacub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2016 (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 Jacub 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.