Yaakov
Yaakov was the 1025th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 853rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (237). Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Yaakov in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,025 boys, up 80 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 218boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021237 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,991babies recorded
Yaakov popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,025 | 218 |
| 2020 | #1,105 | 180 |
| 2010 | #1,067 | 181 |
| 2000 | #1,389 | 91 |
| 1990 | #1,434 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,544 | 40 |
| 1970 | #2,123 | 19 |
| 1960 | #4,592 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,188 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yaakov, counting every spelling?
Yaakov is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #705 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,025 for Yaakov on its own. Together these spellings went to 371 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaakov | 218 | #1,025 | 1,127 |
| Yakov | 153 | #1,286 | 706 |
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 Yaakov?
218 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yaakov (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yaakov 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yaakov.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yaakov?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Yaakov are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Yaakov 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.
Yaakov by state
How common Yaakov was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (20.1×), New York (6.7×), Maryland (2.4×). In 43 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 Yaakov
How popular is the name Yaakov?
Yaakov was the 1025th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 853rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (237). Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Yaakov in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yaakov a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yaakov in the US.
Where is Yaakov most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yaakov was most common in New Jersey (2.63 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.