Yakov is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Yakov is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,286 for boy births in the United States (and #2,666 across all names), given to 153 babies. Yakov first appears in 1953 and peaked in 2024 (172 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | 153 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 172 | 172 | #1,195 |
| 2023 | 123 | 123 | #1,472 |
| 2022 | 140 | 140 | #1,345 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | #1,513 |
| 2020 | 121 | 121 | #1,436 |
| 2019 | 114 | 114 | #1,506 |
| 2018 | 130 | 130 | #1,363 |
| 2017 | 113 | 113 | #1,498 |
| 2016 | 113 | 113 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 114 | 114 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 90 | 90 | #1,700 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | #1,556 |
| 2012 | 104 | 104 | #1,544 |
| 2011 | 108 | 108 | #1,503 |
| 2010 | 86 | 86 | #1,758 |
| 2009 | 114 | 114 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 91 | 91 | #1,690 |
| 2007 | 91 | 91 | #1,680 |
| 2006 | 73 | 73 | #1,875 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #1,789 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #1,933 |
| 2003 | 61 | 61 | #1,935 |
| 2002 | 50 | 50 | #2,153 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #1,934 |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #2,195 |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #2,345 |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #1,848 |
| 1997 | 45 | — | #2,022 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | #2,045 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #2,296 |
| 1994 | 43 | — | #1,974 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #2,345 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #1,883 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #2,050 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #2,950 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | #2,597 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #2,332 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | #2,287 |
| 1985 | 24 | — | #2,291 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #2,611 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #3,406 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,101 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #2,679 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #2,727 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,350 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #3,198 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #4,005 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,319 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #3,117 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #3,219 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,619 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #3,516 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,929 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #4,043 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,593 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,564 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,271 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,339 |