NameTides

Jakob

Jakob was the #1,370 boys' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #713 in Canada.

Jakob as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jakob as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Jakob as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,370 (135)#1,124 (26)#762 (3)——#713 (38)
2024#1,119 (191)#1,402 (19)———#513 (56)
2023#1,118 (189)#1,139 (25)#366 (9)——#414 (70)
2022#991 (227)#746 (44)—#414 (3)—#371 (84)
2021#845 (281)#729 (47)#605 (4)——#341 (98)
2020#882 (256)#821 (37)#426 (7)—#556 (5)#303 (107)
2019#759 (312)#674 (51)#464 (6)—#764 (3)#311 (104)
2018#703 (344)#486 (82)#361 (9)—#749 (3)#297 (114)
2017#638 (404)#606 (60)#532 (5)—#710 (3)#276 (129)
2016#581 (476)#482 (84)#401 (8)—#601 (4)#259 (139)
2015#525 (548)#445 (91)#308 (12)—#699 (3)#240 (149)
2014#458 (645)#463 (85)#358 (10)#281 (6)#609 (4)#222 (166)
2013#415 (711)#388 (105)#434 (7)#343 (4)—#237 (149)
2012#395 (742)#419 (95)#434 (7)#403 (3)#718 (3)#217 (162)
2011#334 (910)#449 (84)#648 (3)—#540 (5)#202 (174)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #172.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jakob is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jakob by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Jakob (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#28417
Ontario2024#1,3557

Jakob (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JakobCanadaBoys#71338
JakobEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
JakobIrelandBoys—too few
JakobNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JakobScotlandBoys#7623
JakobUSBoys#1,370135