How popular is “Jacob” in the USA?
Number of people named “Jacob” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Jacob” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Jacob” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Jacob” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Jacob” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Jacob” by birth year
This chart shows how “Jacob” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 404 | 0.002005122 | 404 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 381 | 0.00197729 | 381 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 390 | 0.00176046 | 390 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 356 | 0.001640969 | 356 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 381 | 0.001564932 | 381 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 343 | 0.001424099 | 343 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 346 | 0.001355178 | 346 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 317 | 0.001281362 | 317 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 353 | 0.001178733 | 353 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 295 | 0.001020952 | 295 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 290 | 0.000962173 | 290 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 238 | 0.000830217 | 238 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 283 | 0.000846358 | 283 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 292 | 0.000897845 | 292 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 292 | 0.000862145 | 292 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 266 | 0.000757789 | 266 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 241 | 0.000674156 | 241 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 204 | 0.000587969 | 204 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 256 | 0.000671115 | 256 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 189 | 0.000557138 | 189 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 233 | 0.00051748 | 233 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 172 | 0.00049738 | 172 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 207 | 0.000535253 | 207 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 189 | 0.0004958 | 189 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 243 | 0.000602253 | 243 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 220 | 0.000518961 | 220 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 187 | 0.000436456 | 187 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 243 | 0.000522142 | 243 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 235 | 0.000480917 | 235 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 262 | 0.000512496 | 262 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 273 | 0.000462155 | 273 | -100% | |
| 1911 | 328 | 0.000509097 | 5 | 323 | -97% |
| 1912 | 691 | 0.00069935 | 691 | -100% | |
| 1913 | 744 | 0.00065429 | 744 | -100% | |
| 1914 | 997 | 0.000703924 | 997 | -100% | |
| 1915 | 1122 | 0.000612302 | 1122 | -100% | |
| 1916 | 1132 | 0.00058519 | 1132 | -100% | |
| 1917 | 1127 | 0.000561605 | 5 | 1122 | -99% |
| 1918 | 1203 | 0.000554094 | 5 | 1198 | -99% |
| 1919 | 1082 | 0.000512736 | 1082 | -100% | |
| 1920 | 1055 | 0.000466269 | 5 | 1050 | -99% |
| 1921 | 1099 | 0.000470764 | 5 | 1094 | -99% |
| 1922 | 1027 | 0.000448637 | 1027 | -100% | |
| 1923 | 975 | 0.000423456 | 975 | -100% | |
| 1924 | 975 | 0.000409386 | 5 | 970 | -99% |
| 1925 | 901 | 0.000386148 | 901 | -100% | |
| 1926 | 810 | 0.000352803 | 810 | -100% | |
| 1927 | 855 | 0.000368636 | 855 | -100% | |
| 1928 | 718 | 0.000317569 | 718 | -100% | |
| 1929 | 652 | 0.000297425 | 5 | 647 | -98% |
| 1930 | 629 | 0.000282914 | 7 | 622 | -98% |
| 1931 | 572 | 0.000271816 | 572 | -100% | |
| 1932 | 563 | 0.000266663 | 5 | 558 | -98% |
| 1933 | 539 | 0.000269577 | 539 | -100% | |
| 1934 | 547 | 0.000263386 | 547 | -100% | |
| 1935 | 475 | 0.000227287 | 475 | -100% | |
| 1936 | 500 | 0.000240667 | 500 | -100% | |
| 1937 | 541 | 0.000253915 | 5 | 536 | -98% |
| 1938 | 488 | 0.000220558 | 488 | -100% | |
| 1939 | 427 | 0.000193789 | 427 | -100% | |
| 1940 | 514 | 0.000223222 | 514 | -100% | |
| 1941 | 466 | 0.000191268 | 466 | -100% | |
| 1942 | 524 | 0.000191818 | 524 | -100% | |
| 1943 | 476 | 0.000168641 | 476 | -100% | |
| 1944 | 437 | 0.00016245 | 437 | -100% | |
| 1945 | 417 | 0.000157188 | 417 | -100% | |
| 1946 | 457 | 0.000143024 | 457 | -100% | |
| 1947 | 522 | 0.000144909 | 522 | -100% | |
| 1948 | 550 | 0.000159305 | 550 | -100% | |
| 1949 | 490 | 0.000140613 | 490 | -100% | |
| 1950 | 465 | 0.000132729 | 465 | -100% | |
| 1951 | 502 | 0.000136275 | 502 | -100% | |
| 1952 | 562 | 0.000147972 | 562 | -100% | |
| 1953 | 590 | 0.000153103 | 590 | -100% | |
| 1954 | 563 | 0.000141433 | 563 | -100% | |
| 1955 | 582 | 0.000144955 | 5 | 577 | -98% |
| 1956 | 538 | 0.000130486 | 538 | -100% | |
| 1957 | 540 | 0.000128508 | 540 | -100% | |
| 1958 | 506 | 0.000122392 | 506 | -100% | |
| 1959 | 559 | 0.000134481 | 559 | -100% | |
| 1960 | 492 | 0.000118442 | 492 | -100% | |
| 1961 | 505 | 0.000121923 | 505 | -100% | |
| 1962 | 474 | 0.000117477 | 474 | -100% | |
| 1963 | 488 | 0.000123284 | 488 | -100% | |
| 1964 | 527 | 0.00013556 | 5 | 522 | -98% |
| 1965 | 489 | 0.000134879 | 489 | -100% | |
| 1966 | 454 | 0.000130626 | 454 | -100% | |
| 1967 | 447 | 0.000131669 | 447 | -100% | |
| 1968 | 552 | 0.000163393 | 552 | -100% | |
| 1969 | 656 | 0.000188758 | 656 | -100% | |
| 1970 | 910 | 0.000252322 | 910 | -100% | |
| 1971 | 1061 | 0.000309124 | 5 | 1056 | -99% |
| 1972 | 1689 | 0.000537382 | 6 | 1683 | -99% |
| 1973 | 2134 | 0.00070736 | 11 | 2123 | -99% |
| 1974 | 2980 | 0.000980263 | 21 | 2959 | -99% |
| 1975 | 3644 | 0.001206873 | 24 | 3620 | -99% |
| 1976 | 4530 | 0.001492925 | 22 | 4508 | -99% |
| 1977 | 5824 | 0.001833515 | 35 | 5789 | -99% |
| 1978 | 6204 | 0.001954742 | 41 | 6163 | -99% |
| 1979 | 7586 | 0.002280159 | 41 | 7545 | -99% |
| 1980 | 8572 | 0.002488612 | 52 | 8520 | -99% |
| 1981 | 9404 | 0.002718442 | 60 | 9344 | -99% |
| 1982 | 10131 | 0.002888019 | 70 | 10061 | -99% |
| 1983 | 11065 | 0.003194952 | 66 | 10999 | -99% |
| 1984 | 11406 | 0.003269454 | 49 | 11357 | -99% |
| 1985 | 12361 | 0.003463459 | 77 | 12284 | -99% |
| 1986 | 13730 | 0.003860053 | 78 | 13652 | -99% |
| 1987 | 14412 | 0.003997237 | 90 | 14322 | -99% |
| 1988 | 15959 | 0.004319242 | 78 | 15881 | -99% |
| 1989 | 17908 | 0.004658286 | 75 | 17833 | -99% |
| 1990 | 22078 | 0.005586189 | 58 | 22020 | -99% |
| 1991 | 25259 | 0.006484834 | 61 | 25198 | -100% |
| 1992 | 25720 | 0.006696033 | 52 | 25668 | -100% |
| 1993 | 27552 | 0.007307961 | 67 | 27485 | -100% |
| 1994 | 29469 | 0.007927142 | 50 | 29419 | -100% |
| 1995 | 31199 | 0.008519615 | 66 | 31133 | -100% |
| 1996 | 31978 | 0.008768197 | 53 | 31925 | -100% |
| 1997 | 34219 | 0.009438079 | 61 | 34158 | -100% |
| 1998 | 36086 | 0.009811075 | 60 | 36026 | -100% |
| 1999 | 35433 | 0.009592695 | 63 | 35370 | -100% |
| 2000 | 34549 | 0.009140452 | 59 | 34490 | -100% |
| 2001 | 32610 | 0.008711644 | 38 | 32572 | -100% |
| 2002 | 30626 | 0.00819286 | 41 | 30585 | -100% |
| 2003 | 29699 | 0.007811382 | 47 | 29652 | -100% |
| 2004 | 28073 | 0.007347735 | 171 | 27902 | -99% |
| 2005 | 25886 | 0.006733173 | 40 | 25846 | -100% |
| 2006 | 24899 | 0.00629431 | 37 | 24862 | -100% |
| 2007 | 24336 | 0.006088175 | 34 | 24302 | -100% |
| 2008 | 22647 | 0.005762452 | 29 | 22618 | -100% |
| 2009 | 21226 | 0.00555728 | 27 | 21199 | -100% |
| 2010 | 22177 | 0.006001657 | 29 | 22148 | -100% |
| 2011 | 20417 | 0.005582758 | 23 | 20394 | -100% |
| 2012 | 19127 | 0.005230748 | 26 | 19101 | -100% |
| 2013 | 18212 | 0.004996705 | 23 | 18189 | -100% |
| 2014 | 16922 | 0.004566829 | 13 | 16909 | -100% |
| 2015 | 16016 | 0.004328826 | 23 | 15993 | -100% |
| 2016 | 14564 | 0.003971074 | 16 | 14548 | -100% |
| 2017 | 13274 | 0.003713301 | 16 | 13258 | -100% |
| 2018 | 11887 | 0.00338261 | 9 | 11878 | -100% |
| 2019 | 10787 | 0.003109729 | 8 | 10779 | -100% |
| 2020 | 9302 | 0.002786828 | 9 | 9293 | -100% |
| 2021 | 8474 | 0.002503629 | 8 | 8466 | -100% |
| 2022 | 7656 | 0.00226602 | 10 | 7646 | -100% |
| 2023 | 6982 | 0.002117525 | 6 | 6976 | -100% |