How Many People Are Named Yakov?
An estimated 3,138 people in the United States have the first name Yakov. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yakov peaked in popularity in 2024 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yakov 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 Yakov paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yakov is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,138
About 1 in 109,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
164 births
Total Registered
3,191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yakov
Yakov is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,191 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yakov as a male name
Ranked #1,225 in 2024
164 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (164 births)
Yakov: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yakov span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,074 babies were registered. While Yakov is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yakov by Decade
How has Yakov 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.
Yakov by State
Birth registrations for Yakov span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 932 Yakovs were registered per state.
Yakov + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yakov as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yakov
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yakov: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yakov?
We estimate approximately 3,138 people named Yakov 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 109,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Yakov a common name?
Yakov is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yakov most popular?
Yakov reached peak popularity in 2024, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yakov is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yakov a male name?
Yakov is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yakov Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yakov Smith, Yakov Johnson, Yakov 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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