Jacob
4 countries#43 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jacob was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
990,532 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #43 · peaked in 1998 with 36,091 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,434 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #45 · peaked in 2016 with 287 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
3,545 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #407 · peaked in 2020 with 134 births
Most common in: Paris, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
2,517 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #27 · peaked in 2017 with 180 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Jacob’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1 | — |
| 2007 | #1 | — |
| 2008 | #1 | — |
| 2009 | #1 | — |
| 2010 | #1 | — |
| 2011 | #1 | — |
| 2012 | #1 | — |
| 2013 | #2 | ↓1 |
| 2014 | #4 | ↓2 |
| 2015 | #4 | — |
| 2016 | #7 | ↓3 |
| 2017 | #9 | ↓2 |
| 2018 | #13 | ↓4 |
| 2019 | #12 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #15 | ↓3 |
| 2021 | #24 | ↓9 |
| 2022 | #32 | ↓8 |
| 2023 | #35 | ↓3 |
| 2024 | #40 | ↓5 |
| 2025 | #43 | ↓3 |
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