Jakob
4 countries#1370 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jakob was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
31,959 births recorded 1957–2025 · currently #1370 · peaked in 2001 with 2,192 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
134 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2015 with 12 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
68 births recorded 2001–2022 · currently #5416 · peaked in 2013 with 7 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
26 births recorded 2003–2022 · peaked in 2014 with 6 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Jakob’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #293 | — |
| 2007 | #303 | ↓10 |
| 2008 | #308 | ↓5 |
| 2009 | #324 | ↓16 |
| 2010 | #298 | ↑26 |
| 2011 | #334 | ↓36 |
| 2012 | #395 | ↓61 |
| 2013 | #415 | ↓20 |
| 2014 | #458 | ↓43 |
| 2015 | #525 | ↓67 |
| 2016 | #581 | ↓56 |
| 2017 | #638 | ↓57 |
| 2018 | #703 | ↓65 |
| 2019 | #759 | ↓56 |
| 2020 | #882 | ↓123 |
| 2021 | #845 | ↑37 |
| 2022 | #991 | ↓146 |
| 2023 | #1118 | ↓127 |
| 2024 | #1119 | ↓1 |
| 2025 | #1370 | ↓251 |
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