Jacob is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #43 in 2025.
Jacob is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #43 for boy births in the United States (and #73 across all names), given to 6,152 babies — 6,201 including U.S. territories. Jacob first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1998 (36,031 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,152 | 6,201 | — | #43 |
| 2024 | 6,550 | 6,590 | #10,612 | #40 |
| 2023 | 7,021 | 7,088 | #14,130 | #35 |
| 2022 | 7,677 | 7,767 | #9,992 | #32 |
| 2021 | 8,502 | 8,580 | #11,537 | #24 |
| 2020 | 9,318 | 9,395 | #10,608 | #15 |
| 2019 | 10,805 | 10,887 | #11,797 | #12 |
| 2018 | 11,906 | 12,007 | #10,907 | #13 |
| 2017 | 13,285 | 13,390 | #7,225 | #9 |
| 2016 | 14,575 | 14,694 | #7,390 | #7 |
| 2015 | 16,028 | 16,139 | #5,730 | #4 |
| 2014 | 16,936 | 17,055 | #8,667 | #4 |
| 2013 | 18,224 | 18,324 | #5,722 | #2 |
| 2012 | 19,136 | 19,242 | #5,309 | #1 |
| 2011 | 20,426 | 20,504 | #5,816 | #1 |
| 2010 | 22,186 | 22,271 | #4,900 | #1 |
| 2009 | 21,231 | 21,287 | #5,280 | #1 |
| 2008 | 22,650 | 22,698 | #5,067 | #1 |
| 2007 | 24,344 | 24,381 | #4,409 | #1 |
| 2006 | 24,908 | 24,951 | #4,030 | #1 |
| 2005 | 25,891 | 25,923 | #3,669 | #1 |
| 2004 | 28,082 | 28,134 | #1,263 | #1 |
| 2003 | 29,705 | 29,750 | #3,150 | #1 |
| 2002 | 30,627 | 30,669 | #3,354 | #1 |
| 2001 | 32,611 | 32,666 | #3,510 | #1 |
| 2000 | 34,551 | 34,590 | #2,551 | #1 |
| 1999 | 35,434 | 35,482 | #2,354 | #1 |
| 1998 | 36,091 | 36,141 | #2,349 | #2 |
| 1997 | 34,224 | — | #2,242 | #2 |
| 1996 | 31,978 | — | #2,431 | #3 |
| 1995 | 31,200 | — | #2,061 | #4 |
| 1994 | 29,467 | — | #2,515 | #7 |
| 1993 | 27,554 | — | #2,053 | #9 |
| 1992 | 25,717 | — | #2,470 | #15 |
| 1991 | 25,261 | — | #2,168 | #17 |
| 1990 | 22,081 | — | #2,185 | #20 |
| 1989 | 17,905 | — | #1,813 | #26 |
| 1988 | 15,961 | — | #1,665 | #28 |
| 1987 | 14,416 | — | #1,453 | #31 |
| 1986 | 13,730 | — | #1,556 | #31 |
| 1985 | 12,361 | — | #1,567 | #35 |
| 1984 | 11,407 | — | #2,062 | #37 |
| 1983 | 11,065 | — | #1,680 | #36 |
| 1982 | 10,129 | — | #1,645 | #41 |
| 1981 | 9,402 | — | #1,833 | #43 |
| 1980 | 8,572 | — | #2,023 | #43 |
| 1979 | 7,586 | — | #2,315 | #45 |
| 1978 | 6,202 | — | #2,246 | #50 |
| 1977 | 5,823 | — | #2,476 | #56 |
| 1976 | 4,531 | — | #3,216 | #63 |
| 1975 | 3,642 | — | #2,998 | #75 |
| 1974 | 2,978 | — | #3,244 | #88 |
| 1973 | 2,134 | — | #5,004 | #122 |
| 1972 | 1,689 | — | #7,617 | #155 |
| 1971 | 1,062 | — | #8,801 | #223 |
| 1970 | 910 | — | — | #255 |
| 1969 | 656 | — | — | #296 |
| 1968 | 553 | — | — | #324 |
| 1967 | 445 | — | — | #355 |
| 1966 | 454 | — | — | #351 |
| 1965 | 487 | — | — | #347 |
| 1964 | 527 | — | #7,168 | #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 | 582 | — | #6,208 | #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 | 541 | — | #4,543 | #223 |
| 1936 | 500 | — | — | #230 |
| 1935 | 475 | — | — | #245 |
| 1934 | 547 | — | — | #219 |
| 1933 | 539 | — | — | #213 |
| 1932 | 563 | — | #4,704 | #218 |
| 1931 | 572 | — | — | #217 |
| 1930 | 629 | — | #3,837 | #212 |
| 1929 | 652 | — | #4,905 | #203 |
| 1928 | 718 | — | — | #196 |
| 1927 | 855 | — | — | #173 |
| 1926 | 810 | — | — | #177 |
| 1925 | 901 | — | — | #166 |
| 1924 | 975 | — | #5,441 | #163 |
| 1923 | 975 | — | — | #160 |
| 1922 | 1,027 | — | — | #148 |
| 1921 | 1,099 | — | #5,483 | #143 |
| 1920 | 1,055 | — | #5,326 | #143 |
| 1919 | 1,082 | — | — | #138 |
| 1918 | 1,203 | — | #5,178 | #133 |
| 1917 | 1,127 | — | #4,923 | #130 |
| 1916 | 1,132 | — | — | #123 |
| 1915 | 1,122 | — | — | #121 |
| 1914 | 997 | — | — | #113 |
| 1913 | 744 | — | — | #117 |
| 1912 | 691 | — | — | #110 |
| 1911 | 328 | — | #2,657 | #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 |