Jacobs

JAY-kuhbz /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Jacobs is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.

Jacobs is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Jacobs was first reported in SSA data in 1983 and peaked in 2008 (11 births).

About the name Jacobs

PronunciationJAY-kuhbz /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
11peak births 2008
1983first in SSA data

Names similar to Jacobs

How popular is Jacobs?

Boys named Jacobs
19831990200020102019
Boys named Jacobs per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1983–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jacobs total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201977#10,164
201755#13,057
201566#11,238
201377#10,073
20081111#7,397
200155#11,260
19965—#9,606
19955—#9,417
19925—#8,969
19917—#6,826
19887—#6,039
19865—#7,161
19836—#5,780