Trend of the Popularity of Jacob as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,152 male babies that were named Jacob in the US, which was 0.36% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jacob peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1998 with a count of 36,031 babies, which was 1.89% of the total male babies born in the US in 1998.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jacob, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jacob.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jacob in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jacob in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jacob from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Jacob as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	8520	0.48
1981	9342	0.52
1982	10059	0.55
1983	10999	0.61
1984	11358	0.63
1985	12284	0.67
1986	13652	0.74
1987	14326	0.77
1988	15883	0.83
1989	17831	0.89
1990	22022	1.07
1991	25200	1.25
1992	25665	1.29
1993	27487	1.40
1994	29417	1.52
1995	31134	1.64
1996	31925	1.69
1997	34163	1.81
1998	36031	1.89
1999	35371	1.84
2000	34492	1.76
2001	32573	1.68
2002	30586	1.58
2003	29658	1.50
2004	27911	1.41
2005	25851	1.29
2006	24871	1.21
2007	24310	1.17
2008	22621	1.11
2009	21204	1.07
2010	22157	1.16
2011	20403	1.07
2012	19110	1.01
2013	18201	0.96
2014	16923	0.88
2015	16005	0.84
2016	14559	0.77
2017	13269	0.72
2018	11897	0.66
2019	10797	0.60
2020	9309	0.54
2021	8494	0.49
2022	7667	0.44
2023	7015	0.41
2024	6541	0.38
2025	6152	0.36