How Many People Are Named Jocob?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Jocob. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Jocob peaked in popularity in 1987 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jocob 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 Jocob paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1987
20 births
Total Registered
341
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jocob
Jocob is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 341 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jocob as a male name
Ranked #13,383 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1987 (20 births)
Jocob: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jocob span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 142 babies were registered. While Jocob is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jocob by Decade
How has Jocob 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.
Jocob by State
Jocob + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jocob as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jocob: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jocob?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Jocob 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 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Jocob a common name?
Jocob is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 341 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jocob most popular?
Jocob reached peak popularity in 1987, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jocob is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jocob a male name?
Jocob is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jocob Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jocob Smith, Jocob Johnson, Jocob 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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