Jaycob
Jaycob was the 1926th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 888th with 236 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 861 places. More babies were named Jaycob in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,926 boys, down 357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012236 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,519babies recorded
Jaycob popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,926 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,569 | 104 |
| 2010 | #889 | 234 |
| 2000 | #1,156 | 120 |
| 1990 | #2,655 | 25 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jaycob, counting every spelling?
Jaycob is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,543 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,926 for Jaycob on its own. Together these spellings went to 102 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaycob | 81 | #1,926 | 385 |
| Jaykob | 5 | #12,839 | 52 |
| Jeicob | 16 | #5,708 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaycob?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaycob (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaycob 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 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaycob.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaycob?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Jaycob are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 23. That makes Jaycob 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.
Jaycob by state
How common Jaycob was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.8×), New York (2.5×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 44 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
These names rose and fell in step with Jaycob: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaycob, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaycob
How popular is the name Jaycob?
Jaycob was the 1926th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 888th with 236 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 861 places. More babies were named Jaycob in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaycob a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jaycob in the US.
Where is Jaycob most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaycob was most common in New Jersey (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.