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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 856 male babies that were named Jacob in California, which was 0.48% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jacob peaked as a male baby name in California in 1998 with a count of 3,568 babies, which was 1.47% of the total male babies born in California in 1998.

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

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

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

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Jacob from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	901	0.47
1981	944	0.47
1982	974	0.48
1983	1067	0.52
1984	1098	0.52
1985	1092	0.49
1986	1328	0.58
1987	1346	0.56
1988	1550	0.62
1989	1726	0.64
1990	2115	0.73
1991	2434	0.85
1992	2528	0.89
1993	2774	1.01
1994	2954	1.11
1995	3151	1.21
1996	2987	1.18
1997	3246	1.32
1998	3568	1.47
1999	3477	1.44
2000	3520	1.42
2001	3385	1.38
2002	3385	1.38
2003	3369	1.34
2004	3340	1.33
2005	3114	1.23
2006	3202	1.23
2007	3123	1.19
2008	3029	1.19
2009	2976	1.23
2010	3355	1.44
2011	3172	1.38
2012	2985	1.30
2013	2891	1.27
2014	2722	1.18
2015	2565	1.13
2016	2274	1.02
2017	2071	0.96
2018	1720	0.83
2019	1666	0.82
2020	1304	0.69
2021	1223	0.65
2022	1030	0.55
2023	933	0.52
2024	856	0.48