Boys' name · since 1953
Yakov
Yakov has 3,353 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,353
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,353 babies have been named Yakov since 1953, making it today's #1282 boys' name.
Yakov has 3,353 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1282 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #2,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,282 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,353 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yakov ranks #2,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,282 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,353 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,353
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yakov's 3,353 recorded births place it above 94.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yakov compares
3,353 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Yakov's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yakov | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 172 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yakov's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yakov's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 172, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yakov popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Yakov by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,074 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Yakov's strongest decade.
1,074 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yakov births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 205
1980s
205 births
- 1990s 395
1990s
395 births
- 2000s
2000s
721 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,074 births
- 2020s
2020s
827 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,074 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yakov 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 Yakov's total volume
Yakov by state
Where Yakov concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,607 | 77.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 322 | 9.6% |
| #3 | California | | 21 | 0.6% |
2,607 of 3,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yakov's data
- Yakov's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,074 total births) through the 2020s (827) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yakovs (2,607 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yakov: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Yakov 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.