Boys' name · since 1979
Yaacov
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Yaacov, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
127 boys have been named Yaacov since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaacov has been recorded 127 times among boys since 1979, 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 1979 to 2024.
- #15,885 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 127 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaacov ranks #15,885 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yaacov's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Yaacov's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaacov's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaacov popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Yaacov by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Yaacov's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Yaacov births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (37% of all-time use).
Yaacov by state
Where Yaacov concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 15.7% |
20 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yaacov's data
- Yaacov's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yaacovs (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yaacov: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Yaacov 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.