Jakub
Jakub was the 3271st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1035th with 184 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,575 places. More babies were named Jakub in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,271 boys, down 599 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008184 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,067babies recorded
Jakub popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,271 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,672 | 47 |
| 2010 | #1,211 | 147 |
| 2000 | #1,558 | 77 |
| 1990 | #4,065 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jakub, counting every spelling?
Jakub has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jakub?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jakub (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jakub born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jakub.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jakub?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Jakub are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Jakub mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jakub by state
How common Jakub was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (10.2×), New York (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jakub
How popular is the name Jakub?
Jakub was the 3271st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1035th with 184 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,575 places. More babies were named Jakub in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jakub a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jakub in the US.
Where is Jakub most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jakub was most common in Illinois (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.