Jacob

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Jacob is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 984,245 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 981,940 as boys and 2,305 as girls. Jacob gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined significantly. It is the #45 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 6,505
2023 7,011
2022 7,668
2021 8,489
2020 9,315
2019 10,794
2018 11,900
2017 13,281
2016 14,570
2015 16,022
2014 16,929
2013 18,219
2012 19,130
2011 20,424
2010 22,183
2009 21,229
2008 22,651
2007 24,342
2006 24,904
2005 25,891
2004 28,077
2003 29,705
2002 30,627
2001 32,611
2000 34,550
1999 35,434
1998 36,087
1997 34,224
1996 31,977
1995 31,200
1994 29,469
1993 27,552
1992 25,719
1991 25,258
1990 22,081
1989 17,909
1988 15,961
1987 14,416
1986 13,729
1985 12,363
1984 11,406
1983 11,064
1982 10,131
1981 9,405
1980 8,574
1979 7,587
1978 6,203
1977 5,824
1976 4,531
1975 3,643
1974 2,979
1973 2,135
1972 1,688
1971 1,061
1970 910
1969 656
1968 553
1967 447
1966 454
1965 489
1964 527
1963 487
1962 474
1961 506
1960 492
1959 558
1958 506
1957 540
1956 538
1955 582
1954 563
1953 590
1952 561
1951 502
1950 465
1949 490
1948 550
1947 522
1946 457
1945 417
1944 437
1943 476
1942 524
1941 466
1940 514
1939 427
1938 488
1937 541
1936 500
1935 475
1934 547
1933 539
1932 563
1931 572
1930 629
1929 652
1928 718
1927 855
1926 810
1925 901
1924 975
1923 975
1922 1,027
1921 1,099
1920 1,055
1919 1,082
1918 1,203
1917 1,127
1916 1,132
1915 1,122
1914 997
1913 744
1912 691
1911 328
1910 273
1909 262
1908 235
1907 243
1906 187
1905 220
1904 243
1903 189
1902 207
1901 172
1900 233
1899 189
1898 256
1897 204
1896 241
1895 266
1894 292
1893 292
1892 283
1891 238
1890 290
1889 295
1888 353
1887 317
1886 346
1885 343
1884 381
1883 356
1882 390
1881 381
1880 404