Jakob is an established variant of Jacob that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Jakob is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,372 for boy births in the United States (and #2,888 across all names), given to 135 babies. Jakob first appears in 1957 and peaked in 2001 (2,192 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 191 | 191 | #1,121 |
| 2023 | 189 | 189 | #1,119 |
| 2022 | 227 | 227 | #991 |
| 2021 | 281 | 281 | #846 |
| 2020 | 256 | 256 | #884 |
| 2019 | 312 | 312 | #759 |
| 2018 | 344 | 344 | #703 |
| 2017 | 404 | 404 | #640 |
| 2016 | 476 | 476 | #581 |
| 2015 | 548 | 548 | #525 |
| 2014 | 645 | 645 | #458 |
| 2013 | 711 | 711 | #416 |
| 2012 | 742 | 742 | #395 |
| 2011 | 910 | 910 | #334 |
| 2010 | 1,097 | 1,097 | #298 |
| 2009 | 989 | 989 | #324 |
| 2008 | 1,083 | 1,083 | #308 |
| 2007 | 1,108 | 1,108 | #303 |
| 2006 | 1,158 | 1,158 | #293 |
| 2005 | 1,215 | 1,215 | #275 |
| 2004 | 1,416 | 1,416 | #235 |
| 2003 | 1,607 | 1,607 | #218 |
| 2002 | 1,836 | 1,836 | #203 |
| 2001 | 2,192 | 2,192 | #172 |
| 2000 | 2,161 | 2,161 | #173 |
| 1999 | 1,693 | 1,693 | #200 |
| 1998 | 1,784 | 1,784 | #191 |
| 1997 | 1,387 | — | #220 |
| 1996 | 611 | — | #382 |
| 1995 | 561 | — | #407 |
| 1994 | 530 | — | #431 |
| 1993 | 487 | — | #449 |
| 1992 | 436 | — | #482 |
| 1991 | 368 | — | #522 |
| 1990 | 306 | — | #578 |
| 1989 | 249 | — | #635 |
| 1988 | 179 | — | #699 |
| 1987 | 148 | — | #751 |
| 1986 | 146 | — | #752 |
| 1985 | 83 | — | #1,002 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | #971 |
| 1983 | 89 | — | #938 |
| 1982 | 78 | — | #1,029 |
| 1981 | 80 | — | #1,016 |
| 1980 | 78 | — | #1,028 |
| 1979 | 62 | — | #1,143 |
| 1978 | 46 | — | #1,359 |
| 1977 | 49 | — | #1,275 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #1,850 |
| 1975 | 32 | — | #1,605 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | #1,764 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #3,105 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #2,277 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,046 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,466 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,900 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #2,858 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,211 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,802 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,310 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,821 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,333 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,776 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,713 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,390 |