Jacob

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English
Jacob first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 2,525 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 875 boys (rank #19). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jacob

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jacob yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

63,547
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
2,525
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19911,071#44
19921,260#35
19931,428#28
19941,386#24
19951,769#21
19961,996#11
19972,258#7
19982,303#6
19992,459#2
20002,267#3
20012,403#2
20022,250#4
20032,214#3
20042,191#2
20052,219#2
20062,237#1
20072,177#3
20082,194#3
20092,187#3
20102,525#1
20112,282#1
20122,228#2
20132,001#3
20141,990#3
20151,910#4
20161,838#5
20171,746#6
20181,640#7
20191,428#9
20201,275#9
20211,317#11
20221,117#12
20231,094#12
2024875#19