Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jacob

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jacob
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

36,027

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

82%

2024

6,496

All-time

981,940

Jacob is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 36,027 boys were named Jacob.

In 2024, only 6,496 boys were given the name.

Down 82% from its peak.

All told, about 981,940 Americans have been named Jacob and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

199836,027 boys named Jacob

20246,496 boys named Jacob

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