Boys' name · since 1957
Jakob
31,959 babies named Jakob in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,959
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakob is the #1374 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31,959 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakob has been recorded 31,959 times among boys since 1957, currently ranked #1374 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,374 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,959 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakob ranks #660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,374 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,959 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,959
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jakob's 31,959 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jakob compares
31,959 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jakob's all-time total is 87x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakob | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,959 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,192 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jakob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jakob's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 2,192, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jakob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 2,192
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Jakob by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14,765 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Jakob's strongest decade.
14,765 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jakob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 288
1970s
288 births
- 1980s 1,214
1980s
1,214 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,163 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,765 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,189 births
- 2020s 1,279
2020s
1,279 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14,765 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jakob compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jakob's total volume
Jakob by state
Where Jakob concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,805 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,626 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,428 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,428 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,378 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,340 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,275 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,187 | 3.7% |
3,805 of 31,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Jakob appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakob's data
- Jakob's decade-level peak was the 2000s (14,765 total births); usage has since declined to 1,279 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jakobs (3,805 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Jakob 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.