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Worldwide Name Statistics

Jacob

Ranked #27 - 1 in 8,723 people
US

Most common in

United States

917k bearers

World total

917,124

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#27

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States917k
Worldwide
~917k
rank #27
Rarity
1 in 8,723
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~917k in US

About the name Jacob

There are an estimated 917,124 people named Jacob alive worldwide today. That ranks Jacob at #27 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Jacob is held by approximately 917,124 people, ranking #27 among first names. That works out to roughly 276 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 362 U.S. residents).

Historically Jacob is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.8% male).

Jacob appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.8%Female 0.2%

Jacob popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Jacob, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 404
  2. 1881: 381
  3. 1882: 390
  4. 1883: 356
  5. 1884: 381
  6. 1885: 343
  7. 1886: 346
  8. 1887: 317
  9. 1888: 353
  10. 1889: 295
  11. 1890: 290
  12. 1891: 238
  13. 1892: 283
  14. 1893: 292
  15. 1894: 292
  16. 1895: 266
  17. 1896: 241
  18. 1897: 204
  19. 1898: 256
  20. 1899: 189
  21. 1900: 233
  22. 1901: 172
  23. 1902: 207
  24. 1903: 189
  25. 1904: 243
  26. 1905: 220
  27. 1906: 187
  28. 1907: 243
  29. 1908: 235
  30. 1909: 262
  31. 1910: 273
  32. 1911: 328
  33. 1912: 691
  34. 1913: 744
  35. 1914: 997
  36. 1915: 1,122
  37. 1916: 1,132
  38. 1917: 1,127
  39. 1918: 1,203
  40. 1919: 1,082
  41. 1920: 1,055
  42. 1921: 1,099
  43. 1922: 1,027
  44. 1923: 975
  45. 1924: 975
  46. 1925: 901
  47. 1926: 810
  48. 1927: 855
  49. 1928: 718
  50. 1929: 652
  51. 1930: 629
  52. 1931: 572
  53. 1932: 563
  54. 1933: 539
  55. 1934: 547
  56. 1935: 475
  57. 1936: 500
  58. 1937: 541
  59. 1938: 488
  60. 1939: 427
  61. 1940: 514
  62. 1941: 466
  63. 1942: 524
  64. 1943: 476
  65. 1944: 437
  66. 1945: 417
  67. 1946: 457
  68. 1947: 522
  69. 1948: 550
  70. 1949: 490
  71. 1950: 465
  72. 1951: 502
  73. 1952: 561
  74. 1953: 590
  75. 1954: 563
  76. 1955: 582
  77. 1956: 538
  78. 1957: 540
  79. 1958: 506
  80. 1959: 558
  81. 1960: 493
  82. 1961: 504
  83. 1962: 474
  84. 1963: 487
  85. 1964: 527
  86. 1965: 487
  87. 1966: 454
  88. 1967: 445
  89. 1968: 553
  90. 1969: 656
  91. 1970: 910
  92. 1971: 1,062
  93. 1972: 1,689
  94. 1973: 2,134
  95. 1974: 2,978
  96. 1975: 3,642
  97. 1976: 4,531
  98. 1977: 5,823
  99. 1978: 6,202
  100. 1979: 7,586
  101. 1980: 8,572
  102. 1981: 9,402
  103. 1982: 10k
  104. 1983: 11k
  105. 1984: 11k
  106. 1985: 12k
  107. 1986: 14k
  108. 1987: 14k
  109. 1988: 16k
  110. 1989: 18k
  111. 1990: 22k
  112. 1991: 25k
  113. 1992: 26k
  114. 1993: 28k
  115. 1994: 29k
  116. 1995: 31k
  117. 1996: 32k
  118. 1997: 34k
  119. 1998: 36k
  120. 1999: 35k
  121. 2000: 35k
  122. 2001: 33k
  123. 2002: 31k
  124. 2003: 30k
  125. 2004: 28k
  126. 2005: 26k
  127. 2006: 25k
  128. 2007: 24k
  129. 2008: 23k
  130. 2009: 21k
  131. 2010: 22k
  132. 2011: 20k
  133. 2012: 19k
  134. 2013: 18k
  135. 2014: 17k
  136. 2015: 16k
  137. 2016: 15k
  138. 2017: 13k
  139. 2018: 12k
  140. 2019: 11k
  141. 2020: 9,318
  142. 2021: 8,502
  143. 2022: 7,677
  144. 2023: 7,021
  145. 2024: 6,550
  146. 2025: 6,152

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Jacob worldwide?

There are an estimated 917,124 people named Jacob alive worldwide today, ranking #27 globally.

Is Jacob a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 8,723 people. In the United States there are roughly 917,124 bearers, which is 1 in 362 Americans.

Is Jacob a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Jacob is used 99.8% male and 0.2% female.

Where does the name Jacob come from?

Who are famous people named Jacob?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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