Yaakov
Yaakov is ranked 978th among boys in 2024 (230 births). Its best rank was 853rd, in 1986.
- Rank in 2024
- #978down 16 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2300.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2021237 births
- Best rank
- #853in 1986
- Since 1948
- 5,770people given the name
The story in the numbers
5,770 boys have been named Yaakov in the United States since 1948, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 237 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 30%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2021, its biggest year
Yaakov was the 952nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Yaakov
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Moshepeak 2023
- Aryehpeak 2024
- Yitzchokpeak 2024
- Avrahampeak 2023
- Mikaelpeak 2023
- Shmuelpeak 2022
- Shlomopeak 2024
- Chaimpeak 2022
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.