Boy name
Jacob
Jacob holds the #43 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,152 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #15 in 2020 to #43 today. Its strongest year on record was 1999 (#1 nationally, 35,371 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#9 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#43
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 1999 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
6,152
boys named Jacob
Jacob popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jacob is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#16), District of Columbia (#22), Rhode Island (#22)
Uniqueness score
13/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jacob in the most recent year of SSA data.
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