Masculine dossier · first seen 1948
Yaakov
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
237
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yaakov
How many people are named Yaakov?
An estimated 5,839 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 appears 19.3× more often than the national baseline.
1948Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
8%
2025
218
All-time
5,991
Where it lives now
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.