Boys' name · since 1981
Jaycob
Jaycob has 4,519 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,519
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,519 babies have been named Jaycob since 1981, making it today's #1927 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaycob recorded 4,519 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #1927 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, 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 1981 to 2025.
- #1,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,519 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaycob ranks #1,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,519 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,519
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaycob's 4,519 recorded births place it above 95.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaycob compares
4,519 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jaycob's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaycob | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,519 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 236 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaycob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaycob splits its recorded history at 2003: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 236 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaycob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 236
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jaycob by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,893 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Jaycob's strongest decade.
1,893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jaycob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 93
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 613
1990s
613 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,431 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,893 births
- 2020s 489
2020s
489 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,893 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jaycob 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 Jaycob's total volume
Jaycob by state
Where Jaycob concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 861 | 19.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 479 | 10.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 331 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 238 | 5.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 131 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 116 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 97 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 80 | 1.8% |
861 of 4,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Jaycob appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaycob's data
- Jaycob's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,893 total births); usage has since declined to 489 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaycobs (861 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 Jaycob: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Jaycob 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.