How Many People Are Named Jakob?
An estimated 31,307 people in the United States have the first name Jakob. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Jakob peaked in popularity in 2001 with 2,192 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakob 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 Jakob paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
31,307
About 1 in 10,948 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2001
2,192 births
Total Registered
31,821
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakob
Jakob is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31,821 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakob as a male name
Ranked #1,122 in 2024
190 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (2,192 births)
Jakob: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakob span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 14,765 babies were registered. Jakob has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jakob by Decade
How has Jakob 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.
Jakob by State
Birth registrations for Jakob span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, Vermont. On average, about 597 Jakobs were registered per state.
Jakob + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakob as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jakob: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakob?
We estimate approximately 31,307 people named Jakob 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 10,948 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakob a common name?
Jakob is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,821 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakob most popular?
Jakob reached peak popularity in 2001, when 2,192 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakob is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakob a male name?
Jakob is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakob Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakob Smith, Jakob Johnson, Jakob 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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