Boys' name · since 1990
Yacov
Yacov has 29 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yacov is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacov has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1990, 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 1990 to 2013.
- #26,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacov ranks #26,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yacov's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yacov's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yacov splits its recorded history at 2003: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yacov popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Yacov by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Yacov's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Yacov births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Yacov's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yacov: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1990–2013 (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 Yacov 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.