NameTides

Yaakov

Yaakov was the #1,024 boys' name in the US in 2025 (218 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Yaakov as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yaakov as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Yaakov as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#1,024 (218)#5,137 (3)#2,789 (6)
2024#969 (233)#2,672 (8)#2,062 (9)
2023#961 (234)#2,547 (8)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,069 (205)#3,049 (6)#1,895 (9)
2021#951 (237)#3,451 (5)#1,898 (9)
2020#1,101 (180)#2,960 (6)#1,520 (12)
2019#1,193 (160)#3,013 (6)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,070 (186)#3,011 (6)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,056 (189)#1,923 (12)#1,852 (9)
2016#1,194 (159)#2,556 (8)—
2015#993 (207)#2,020 (11)—
2014#1,170 (160)#3,362 (5)#2,133 (7)
2013#1,058 (178)#2,954 (6)—
2012#1,172 (155)#2,721 (7)#1,257 (15)
2011#1,167 (153)#2,194 (9)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #961.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 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 7,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yaakov is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,600 to 1 in 8,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yaakov 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: #276NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #83NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,478FL
Yaakov (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YaakovCanadaBoys#2,7896
YaakovEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
YaakovUSBoys#1,024218