Trend of the Popularity of Jacob as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 280 male babies that were named Jacob in New Jersey, which was 0.70% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jacob peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 2011 with a count of 580 babies, which was 1.37% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 2011.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jacob in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jacob in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of Jacob as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	45	0.11
1981	68	0.16
1982	56	0.13
1983	72	0.16
1984	59	0.13
1985	90	0.19
1986	95	0.20
1987	96	0.19
1988	128	0.25
1989	152	0.28
1990	186	0.34
1991	224	0.42
1992	241	0.46
1993	272	0.53
1994	322	0.64
1995	367	0.74
1996	403	0.83
1997	456	0.95
1998	517	1.06
1999	515	1.09
2000	530	1.11
2001	546	1.13
2002	549	1.15
2003	514	1.06
2004	501	1.06
2005	473	1.01
2006	477	1.01
2007	503	1.07
2008	499	1.10
2009	519	1.16
2010	553	1.29
2011	580	1.37
2012	518	1.25
2013	548	1.32
2014	481	1.15
2015	534	1.28
2016	494	1.19
2017	476	1.17
2018	469	1.17
2019	405	1.02
2020	402	1.02
2021	364	0.90
2022	365	0.90
2023	326	0.81
2024	280	0.70