How Many People Are Named Jakeb?
An estimated 1,148 people in the United States have the first name Jakeb. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jakeb peaked in popularity in 1999 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakeb as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jakeb paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,148
About 1 in 298,566 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1999
74 births
Total Registered
1,170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakeb
Jakeb is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,170 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakeb as a male name
Ranked #13,079 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1999 (74 births)
Jakeb: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakeb span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 505 babies were registered. Jakeb has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jakeb by Decade
How has Jakeb tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jakeb by State
Birth registrations for Jakeb span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma. On average, about 21 Jakebs were registered per state.
Jakeb + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakeb as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jakeb: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakeb?
We estimate approximately 1,148 people named Jakeb are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 298,566 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakeb a common name?
Jakeb is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakeb most popular?
Jakeb reached peak popularity in 1999, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakeb is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakeb a male name?
Jakeb is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakeb Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakeb Smith, Jakeb Johnson, Jakeb Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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