Jacob Name Popularity

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How popular is Jacob?

In 2018 the very popular name Jacob, ranked the 13th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Jacob has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1 for the first time in 1999 and as recently as 2012.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1998 with 36,016 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jacob in any given year was 172 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1908-1915, and 1966-1998, the name Jacob took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2000-2017.

Jacob's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jacob has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jacob?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jacob is a huge favorite but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jacob (Girl)		Jacob (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	10,836	11,770	13
2017		16	7,205	13,178	10
2016		16	7,368	14,510	7
2015		22	5,902	15,949	4
2014		13	8,653	16,883	4
2013		23	5,714	18,158	2
2012		26	5,303	19,074	1
2011		23	5,811	20,371	1
2010		29	4,899	22,127	1
2009		27	5,277	21,175	1
2008		29	5,063	22,594	1
2007		34	4,406	24,282	1
2006		37	4,029	24,845	1
2005		40	3,667	25,833	1
2004		171	1,263	27,881	1
2003		47	3,150	29,638	1
2002		41	3,353	30,574	1
2001		38	3,509	32,545	1
2000		59	2,549	34,477	1
1999		63	2,354	35,363	1
1998		60	2,348	36,016	2
1997		61	2,241	34,153	2
1996		53	2,432	31,925	3
1995		66	2,061	31,129	4
1994		50	2,514	29,412	7
1993		67	2,053	27,484	9
1992		52	2,470	25,661	15
1991		61	2,168	25,193	17
1990		59	2,185	22,009	20
1989		74	1,814	17,831	26
1988		78	1,665	15,874	28
1987		90	1,454	14,318	31
1986		78	1,556	13,650	31
1985		77	1,567	12,275	35
1984		49	2,061	11,352	37
1983		66	1,678	11,001	36
1982		70	1,645	10,062	41
1981		60	1,830	9,351	43
1980		52	2,019	8,525	43
1979		41	2,313	7,549	45
1978		41	2,245	6,164	50
1977		35	2,476	5,794	56
1976		22	3,214	4,513	63
1975		24	2,996	3,624	75
1974		21	3,240	2,960	88
1973		11	5,003	2,128	122
1972		6	7,614	1,684	156
1971		5	8,799	1,054	224
1970		< 5	--	915	252
1969		< 5	--	655	298
1968		< 5	--	553	324
1967		< 5	--	449	353
1966		< 5	--	454	351
1965		< 5	--	488	347
1964		5	7,165	523	344
1963		< 5	--	488	352
1962		< 5	--	475	368
1961		< 5	--	508	351
1960		< 5	--	490	353
1959		< 5	--	557	329
1958		< 5	--	508	341
1957		< 5	--	542	331
1956		< 5	--	536	322
1955		5	6,208	575	303
1954		< 5	--	561	306
1953		< 5	--	593	289
1952		< 5	--	562	298
1951		< 5	--	502	311
1950		< 5	--	465	318
1949		< 5	--	490	307
1948		< 5	--	550	289
1947		< 5	--	521	301
1946		< 5	--	456	304
1945		< 5	--	417	293
1944		< 5	--	438	283
1943		< 5	--	476	281
1942		< 5	--	524	252
1941		< 5	--	466	257
1940		< 5	--	514	235
1939		< 5	--	427	262
1938		< 5	--	487	242
1937		5	4,540	536	222
1936		< 5	--	501	227
1935		< 5	--	476	242
1934		< 5	--	547	219
1933		< 5	--	539	213
1932		5	4,706	558	218
1931		< 5	--	572	217
1930		7	3,837	622	212
1929		5	4,902	647	203
1928		< 5	--	717	196
1927		< 5	--	855	172
1926		< 5	--	810	177
1925		< 5	--	901	166
1924		5	5,440	970	163
1923		< 5	--	975	160
1922		< 5	--	1,027	148
1921		5	5,482	1,094	143
1920		5	5,326	1,050	143
1919		< 5	--	1,082	138
1918		5	5,178	1,198	133
1917		5	4,924	1,122	130
1916		< 5	--	1,132	123
1915		< 5	--	1,122	121
1914		< 5	--	997	113
1913		< 5	--	744	117
1912		< 5	--	691	110
1911		5	2,657	323	116
1910		< 5	--	273	117
1909		< 5	--	262	102
1908		< 5	--	235	108
1907		< 5	--	243	101
1906		< 5	--	187	114
1905		< 5	--	220	98
1904		< 5	--	243	89
1903		< 5	--	189	103
1902		< 5	--	207	95
1901		< 5	--	172	98
1900		< 5	--	233	101
1899		< 5	--	189	92
1898		< 5	--	256	82
1897		< 5	--	204	88
1896		< 5	--	241	83
1895		< 5	--	266	74
1894		< 5	--	292	68
1893		< 5	--	292	65
1892		< 5	--	283	73
1891		< 5	--	238	69
1890		< 5	--	290	66
1889		< 5	--	295	67
1888		< 5	--	353	58
1887		< 5	--	317	56
1886		< 5	--	346	54
1885		< 5	--	343	53
1884		< 5	--	381	50
1883		< 5	--	356	49
1882		< 5	--	390	46
1881		< 5	--	381	39
1880		< 5	--	404	39

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.