Boys' name · since 2001
Jaekob
Jaekob has 54 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaekob sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaekob has been recorded 54 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2010.
- #21,646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 54 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaekob ranks #21,646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaekob's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaekob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaekob's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaekob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2010
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Jaekob by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 91% of the file).
2000s was Jaekob's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Jaekob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (91% of all-time use).
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- Jaekob's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaekob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
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, 2001–2010 (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 Jaekob 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.