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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 43 male babies that were named Jacob in Iowa, which was 0.31% of the total number of male babies born in Iowa in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jacob peaked as a male baby name in Iowa in 1996 with a count of 553 babies, which was 3.33% of the total male babies born in Iowa in 1996.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	220	0.97
1981	262	1.20
1982	265	1.25
1983	282	1.38
1984	337	1.67
1985	268	1.38
1986	323	1.78
1987	366	2.07
1988	408	2.31
1989	417	2.29
1990	524	2.83
1991	525	2.93
1992	517	2.95
1993	550	3.14
1994	525	3.10
1995	541	3.31
1996	553	3.33
1997	513	3.16
1998	509	3.12
1999	481	2.90
2000	484	2.91
2001	436	2.71
2002	378	2.32
2003	334	2.05
2004	298	1.84
2005	283	1.72
2006	240	1.42
2007	237	1.43
2008	181	1.10
2009	208	1.32
2010	166	1.09
2011	164	1.09
2012	143	0.95
2013	134	0.88
2014	98	0.62
2015	107	0.68
2016	93	0.61
2017	68	0.46
2018	73	0.51
2019	70	0.49
2020	33	0.24
2021	54	0.39
2022	47	0.34
2023	37	0.28
2024	43	0.31