Meaning not yet researched.
Jacob: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 6,152 in 2025. Its best rank was #1 in 2012.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #1 in 2012; #43 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Jacob in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#43 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2012, at #1.
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Jacob: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 6,152 boys in 2025. Peak: #1 in 2012 · most boys in one year: 36,031 (1998).
In 2025, 6,152 US boys were named Jacob, making it the 43rd most common boys’ name of the year, down 3 places from #40 in 2024. That is 389 fewer than the 6,541 boys named Jacob in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #1, reached in 2012. The most boys given the name in a single year was 36,031, in 1998. For comparison, it was #4 in 2015 and #318 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jacob in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 404 babies with the name. In all, 990,532 US babies have been given the name, 0.2% of them girls and 99.7% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 299,007 babies named Jacob.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 95,700 US boys were named Jacob; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 14,559. In 2025 that was about 1 in 278 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jacob ranked highest in New York in 2025, at #9 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 44 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include James (5,274,520 babies since 1880), Jim (153,938 babies since 1880), Diego (126,405 babies since 1880) and Jaime (121,558 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jaccob, Diogo and Diago are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Jaap, Jake and Jay.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jaccob (629), Diogo (451), Diago (419), Yago (302), Jacobb (245), Jacub (184), Jakeob (182), Jaicob (169), Jaecob (141), Jackob (122), Jago (122), Jaycub (101), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so every state is listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 631 | #9 | #2 |
| New Jersey | 274 | #15 | #3 |
| Wyoming | 14 | #17 | #24 |
| Rhode Island | 25 | #22 | #9 |
| District of Columbia | 23 | #24 | #5 |
| Maryland | 122 | #29 | #5 |
| Florida | 472 | #29 | #3 |
| Alaska | 18 | #30 | #14 |
| Connecticut | 82 | #31 | #5 |
| Delaware | 22 | #31 | #14 |
| Texas | 734 | #36 | #3 |
| Nevada | 57 | #38 | #4 |
| Massachusetts | 141 | #38 | #7 |
| Pennsylvania | 253 | #40 | #4 |
| Virginia | 162 | #40 | #7 |
| California | 744 | #41 | #2 |
| Washington | 130 | #46 | #20 |
| South Carolina | 81 | #52 | #13 |
| Idaho | 35 | #55 | #26 |
| Missouri | 103 | #55 | #16 |
| Alabama | 75 | #56 | #11 |
| Illinois | 172 | #59 | #4 |
| Indiana | 111 | #60 | #20 |
| Ohio | 175 | #60 | #12 |
| North Carolina | 182 | #60 | #8 |
| Tennessee | 127 | #61 | #9 |
| Michigan | 135 | #64 | #6 |
| Oklahoma | 60 | #65 | #25 |
| Hawaii | 13 | #65 | #15 |
| Georgia | 154 | #67 | #7 |
| Utah | 66 | #68 | #16 |
| Arizona | 102 | #73 | #7 |
| Louisiana | 60 | #73 | #15 |
| Minnesota | 75 | #75 | #15 |
| Kentucky | 64 | #78 | #19 |
| Nebraska | 31 | #80 | #16 |
| Colorado | 80 | #82 | #15 |
| Wisconsin | 70 | #83 | #22 |
| Mississippi | 31 | #88 | #26 |
| Vermont | 6 | #90 | #37 |
| North Dakota | 12 | #97 | #23 |
| West Virginia | 20 | #98 | #22 |
| Arkansas | 33 | #99 | #6 |
| South Dakota | 13 | #100 | #13 |
| Kansas | 36 | #102 | #19 |
| New Mexico | 19 | #103 | #7 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | #104 | #17 |
| Oregon | 36 | #106 | #17 |
| Maine | 13 | #109 | #28 |
| Iowa | 34 | #113 | #22 |
| Montana | 9 | #152 | #19 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 6,152 | #43 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,612 | 6,541 | #40 |
| 2023 | 6 | #14,130 | 7,015 | #35 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,992 | 7,667 | #32 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,537 | 8,494 | #24 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,608 | 9,309 | #15 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,797 | 10,797 | #12 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,907 | 11,897 | #13 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,225 | 13,269 | #9 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,390 | 14,559 | #7 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,730 | 16,005 | #4 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,667 | 16,923 | #4 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,722 | 18,201 | #2 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,309 | 19,110 | #1 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,816 | 20,403 | #1 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,900 | 22,157 | #1 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,280 | 21,204 | #1 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,067 | 22,621 | #1 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,409 | 24,310 | #1 |
| 2006 | 37 | #4,030 | 24,871 | #1 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,669 | 25,851 | #1 |
| 2004 | 171 | #1,263 | 27,911 | #1 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3,150 | 29,658 | #1 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,354 | 30,586 | #1 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,510 | 32,573 | #1 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,551 | 34,492 | #1 |
| 1999 | 63 | #2,354 | 35,371 | #1 |
| 1998 | 60 | #2,349 | 36,031 | #2 |
| 1997 | 61 | #2,242 | 34,163 | #2 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,431 | 31,925 | #3 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,061 | 31,134 | #4 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,515 | 29,417 | #7 |
| 1993 | 67 | #2,053 | 27,487 | #9 |
| 1992 | 52 | #2,470 | 25,665 | #15 |
| 1991 | 61 | #2,168 | 25,200 | #17 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,185 | 22,022 | #20 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,813 | 17,831 | #26 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,665 | 15,883 | #28 |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,453 | 14,326 | #31 |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,556 | 13,652 | #31 |
| 1985 | 77 | #1,567 | 12,284 | #35 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,062 | 11,358 | #37 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,680 | 10,999 | #36 |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,645 | 10,059 | #41 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,833 | 9,342 | #43 |
| 1980 | 52 | #2,023 | 8,520 | #43 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,315 | 7,545 | #45 |
| 1978 | 41 | #2,246 | 6,161 | #50 |
| 1977 | 35 | #2,476 | 5,788 | #56 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,216 | 4,509 | #63 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,998 | 3,618 | #75 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,244 | 2,957 | #88 |
| 1973 | 11 | #5,004 | 2,123 | #122 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,617 | 1,683 | #155 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,801 | 1,057 | #223 |
| 1970 | — | — | 910 | #255 |
| 1969 | — | — | 656 | #296 |
| 1968 | — | — | 553 | #324 |
| 1967 | — | — | 445 | #355 |
| 1966 | — | — | 454 | #351 |
| 1965 | — | — | 487 | #347 |
| 1964 | 5 | #7,168 | 522 | #344 |
| 1963 | — | — | 487 | #353 |
| 1962 | — | — | 474 | #370 |
| 1961 | — | — | 504 | #354 |
| 1960 | — | — | 493 | #351 |
| 1959 | — | — | 558 | #328 |
| 1958 | — | — | 506 | #341 |
| 1957 | — | — | 540 | #331 |
| 1956 | — | — | 538 | #322 |
| 1955 | 5 | #6,208 | 577 | #303 |
| 1954 | — | — | 563 | #306 |
| 1953 | — | — | 590 | #289 |
| 1952 | — | — | 561 | #298 |
| 1951 | — | — | 502 | #311 |
| 1950 | — | — | 465 | #318 |
| 1949 | — | — | 490 | #308 |
| 1948 | — | — | 550 | #289 |
| 1947 | — | — | 522 | #301 |
| 1946 | — | — | 457 | #304 |
| 1945 | — | — | 417 | #293 |
| 1944 | — | — | 437 | #284 |
| 1943 | — | — | 476 | #281 |
| 1942 | — | — | 524 | #252 |
| 1941 | — | — | 466 | #257 |
| 1940 | — | — | 514 | #235 |
| 1939 | — | — | 427 | #262 |
| 1938 | — | — | 488 | #242 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,543 | 536 | #223 |
| 1936 | — | — | 500 | #230 |
| 1935 | — | — | 475 | #245 |
| 1934 | — | — | 547 | #219 |
| 1933 | — | — | 539 | #213 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,704 | 558 | #218 |
| 1931 | — | — | 572 | #217 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,837 | 622 | #212 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,905 | 647 | #203 |
| 1928 | — | — | 718 | #196 |
| 1927 | — | — | 855 | #173 |
| 1926 | — | — | 810 | #177 |
| 1925 | — | — | 901 | #166 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,441 | 970 | #163 |
| 1923 | — | — | 975 | #160 |
| 1922 | — | — | 1,027 | #148 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,483 | 1,094 | #143 |
| 1920 | 5 | #5,326 | 1,050 | #143 |
| 1919 | — | — | 1,082 | #138 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,178 | 1,198 | #133 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,923 | 1,122 | #130 |
| 1916 | — | — | 1,132 | #123 |
| 1915 | — | — | 1,122 | #121 |
| 1914 | — | — | 997 | #113 |
| 1913 | — | — | 744 | #117 |
| 1912 | — | — | 691 | #110 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,657 | 323 | #116 |
| 1910 | — | — | 273 | #117 |
| 1909 | — | — | 262 | #102 |
| 1908 | — | — | 235 | #108 |
| 1907 | — | — | 243 | #101 |
| 1906 | — | — | 187 | #114 |
| 1905 | — | — | 220 | #98 |
| 1904 | — | — | 243 | #89 |
| 1903 | — | — | 189 | #103 |
| 1902 | — | — | 207 | #95 |
| 1901 | — | — | 172 | #98 |
| 1900 | — | — | 233 | #101 |
| 1899 | — | — | 189 | #92 |
| 1898 | — | — | 256 | #82 |
| 1897 | — | — | 204 | #88 |
| 1896 | — | — | 241 | #83 |
| 1895 | — | — | 266 | #74 |
| 1894 | — | — | 292 | #68 |
| 1893 | — | — | 292 | #65 |
| 1892 | — | — | 283 | #73 |
| 1891 | — | — | 238 | #69 |
| 1890 | — | — | 290 | #66 |
| 1889 | — | — | 295 | #67 |
| 1888 | — | — | 353 | #58 |
| 1887 | — | — | 317 | #56 |
| 1886 | — | — | 346 | #54 |
| 1885 | — | — | 343 | #53 |
| 1884 | — | — | 381 | #50 |
| 1883 | — | — | 356 | #49 |
| 1882 | — | — | 390 | #46 |
| 1881 | — | — | 381 | #39 |
| 1880 | — | — | 404 | #39 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).