Yaakov
Quick answers about Yaakov
How many people are named Yaakov?
An estimated 5,862 living Americans are named Yaakov.
How rare is Yaakov?
Yaakov is uncommon among babies today, with 218 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 8% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Yaakov?
The median age of a living American named Yaakov is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 29 years old.
Is Yaakov still popular?
Yes — Yaakov is currently rising in popularity, with 218 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Yaakov most common?
Yaakov has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appeared 19.3× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Yaakov is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 19.3× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yaakov is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.