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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 6,496 male babies that were named Jacob in the US, which was 0.38% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jacob peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1998 with a count of 36,027 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 2024.

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	8522	0.48
1981	9345	0.52
1982	10061	0.55
1983	10998	0.61
1984	11357	0.63
1985	12286	0.67
1986	13651	0.74
1987	14326	0.77
1988	15883	0.83
1989	17834	0.89
1990	22023	1.07
1991	25197	1.25
1992	25667	1.29
1993	27485	1.40
1994	29419	1.52
1995	31134	1.64
1996	31924	1.69
1997	34163	1.81
1998	36027	1.89
1999	35371	1.84
2000	34491	1.76
2001	32573	1.68
2002	30586	1.58
2003	29658	1.50
2004	27906	1.41
2005	25851	1.29
2006	24867	1.21
2007	24308	1.17
2008	22622	1.11
2009	21202	1.07
2010	22154	1.16
2011	20401	1.07
2012	19104	1.01
2013	18196	0.96
2014	16916	0.88
2015	15999	0.84
2016	14554	0.77
2017	13265	0.72
2018	11891	0.66
2019	10786	0.60
2020	9306	0.54
2021	8481	0.49
2022	7658	0.44
2023	7005	0.41
2024	6496	0.38