Yakov
Yakov was the 1286th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 153 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1195th with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Yakov in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,286 boys, up 150 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 153boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,353babies recorded
Yakov popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,286 | 153 |
| 2020 | #1,436 | 121 |
| 2010 | #1,758 | 86 |
| 2000 | #2,195 | 46 |
| 1990 | #2,950 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,727 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,516 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,593 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yakov, counting every spelling?
Yakov is a spelling of Yaakov, a name family that ranked #705 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,286 for Yakov 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 Yakov?
153 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yakov (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yakov 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 55 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yakov.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yakov?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Yakov are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 24. That makes Yakov 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.
Yakov by state
How common Yakov was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (15.7×), New Jersey (6.1×). In 49 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 Yakov: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yakov, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yakov
How popular is the name Yakov?
Yakov was the 1286th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 153 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1195th with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Yakov in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yakov a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yakov in the US.
Where is Yakov most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yakov was most common in New York (1.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.