NameTides

Yakov

Yakov was the #1,281 boys' name in the US in 2025 (153 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Yakov as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yakov 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
Yakov 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#1,281 (153)#1,897 (13)#1,944 (10)
2024#1,193 (172)#1,322 (20)#2,062 (9)
2023#1,465 (123)#1,800 (13)#2,614 (6)
2022#1,341 (140)#1,782 (13)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,503 (118)#1,391 (18)#2,812 (5)
2020#1,423 (121)#1,935 (11)#1,708 (10)
2019#1,494 (114)#1,986 (11)—
2018#1,360 (130)#1,683 (14)#1,836 (9)
2017#1,488 (113)#1,210 (22)#1,623 (11)
2016#1,501 (113)#1,903 (12)—
2015#1,468 (114)#2,020 (11)—
2014#1,691 (90)#1,630 (14)#1,936 (8)
2013#1,546 (102)#1,539 (15)#1,926 (8)
2012#1,535 (104)#1,756 (13)#2,368 (6)
2011#1,495 (108)#1,158 (22)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,193.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1953.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 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 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yakov is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yakov 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: #151NYMassachusetts: 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: #396NJConnecticut: 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: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Yakov (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#5138

Yakov (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
YakovCanadaBoys#1,94410
YakovEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
YakovUSBoys#1,281153