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Jaycob

Jaycob holds the #1919 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 81 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1568 in 2020 to #1919 today. Its strongest year on record was 2012 (#888 nationally, 236 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1981. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#915 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1919
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#888
in 2012 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
81
boys named Jaycob

Jaycob popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.007%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#888 in 2012
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2012

Where Jaycob is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MNWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025WIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MINew York: #1119 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1119Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025PANew Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025CTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025CAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaycob in 2025HITexas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#915), New York (#1119), Texas (#1415)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jaycob in the most recent year of SSA data.

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