Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Jacob
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
36,031
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jacob
How many people are named Jacob?
An estimated 928,945 living Americans are named Jacob.
How rare is Jacob?
Jacob is still widely used among babies today, with 6,152 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82.9% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Jacob?
The median age of a living American named Jacob is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 34 years old.
Is Jacob still popular?
Somewhat. Jacob has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 6,152 births in 2025.
Where is Jacob most common?
Jacob has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 4.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
82.9%
2025
6,152
All-time
988,227
Where it lives now
Jacob is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 4.0× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Jacob is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.