Masculine dossier · first seen 1953

Yakov

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

164

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1953Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

164

All-time

3,191

Yakov has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 164 boys were named Yakov.

In 2024, only 164 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,191 Americans have been named Yakov and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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