Boys' name · since 1998
Jaicob
Jaicob has 169 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
169 boys have been named Jaicob since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaicob recorded 169 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2021.
- #13,983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 169 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaicob ranks #13,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaicob's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jaicob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaicob splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaicob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jaicob by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Jaicob's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jaicob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (48% of all-time use).
Jaicob by state
Where Jaicob concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jaicob's data
- Jaicob's decade-level peak was the 2010s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaicobs (5 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 Jaicob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1998–2021 (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 Jaicob 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.