Jacob is a boy name family recorded 1,291,978 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Québec (#12 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Ontario in 1999, at 1,236.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Jacopo (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Jacob
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | English | 990,532 | 🇺🇸 United States | #43 | 1998 | ▼ 57 % |
| Jacob | English | 95,012 | 🏴 England & Wales | #41 | 2013 | ▼ 68 % |
| Jacob | English | 31,525 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #23 | 1999 | ▼ 58 % |
| Jacob | English | 15,773 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #12 | 2010 | ▼ 28 % |
| Jacob | English | 15,705 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #42 | 1999 | – |
| Jacob | English | 8,017 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #23 | 1999 | ▼ 43 % |
| Jacopo | Italian | 42,640 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #43 | 2014 | – |
| Jacopo | Italian | 212 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #882 | 2018 | ▲ 11 % |
| Jacopo | Italian | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Jacopo | Italian | 13 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Jacopo | Italian | 11 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2001 | – |
| Jakob | German | 31,959 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1370 | 2001 | ▼ 72 % |
| Jakob | German | 2,097 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1124 | 2000 | ▼ 65 % |
| Jakob | German | 1,911 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1355 | 2000 | ▼ 87 % |
| Jakob | German | 1,064 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #279 | 2012 | ▼ 51 % |
| Jakob | German | 916 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #202 | 2014 | ▼ 14 % |
| Jakob | German | 764 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #256 | 2001 | ▶ 1 % |
| Jakub | English | 6,260 | 🏴 England & Wales | #573 | 2010 | ▼ 78 % |
| Jakub | English | 3,067 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3240 | 2008 | ▼ 56 % |
| Jakub | English | 1,370 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #372 | 2009 | ▼ 79 % |
| Jakub | English | 543 | 🏴 Scotland | #495 | 2013 | ▼ 73 % |
| Jakub | English | 377 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1123 | 2010 | ▼ 27 % |
| Jakub | English | 229 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | – | 2011 | – |
| Jacobo | Spanish | 3,486 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1976 | 2023 | ▲ 26 % |
| Jacobo | Spanish | 3,357 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1766 | 1923 | ▼ 50 % |
| Jacobo | Spanish | 137 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #304 | 2025 | ▲ 148 % |
| Jacobo | Spanish | 10 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2007 | – |
| Yaakov | English | 5,991 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1024 | 2023 | ▲ 18 % |
| Yaakov | English | 188 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1999 | – |
| Yaakov | English | 67 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2012 | – |
| Yaakov | English | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Yaakov | English | 22 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2022 | – |
| Yakov | Russian | 3,353 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1281 | 2024 | ▲ 50 % |
| Yakov | Russian | 820 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 2001 | – |
| Yakov | Russian | 306 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1895 | 2024 | ▲ 45 % |
| Yakov | Russian | 83 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #499 | 2025 | new |
| Yakov | Russian | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Jaccob | English | 629 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1994 | – |
| Jaccob | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1998 | – |
| Yacob | Catalan | 202 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2017 | – |
| Yacob | Catalan | 140 | 🇫🇷 France | #2526 | 2024 | ▲ 154 % |
| Yacob | Catalan | 69 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2023 | – |
| Yacob | Catalan | 11 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #544 | 2024 | – |
| Yaqoob | English | 265 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2266 | 2024 | ▼ 12 % |
| Yaqoob | English | 80 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 2016 | new |
| Yaacov | French | 205 | 🇫🇷 France | #2667 | 2025 | ▲ 154 % |
| Yaacov | French | 127 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2000 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Jacob ↔ Jakob — checked by hand
- Jacob ↔ Jacobo — checked by hand
- Jacob ↔ Yakov — checked by hand
- Jacob ↔ Jakub — checked by hand
- Jacob ↔ Jacopo — checked by hand
- Yacob ↔ Yaqoob — spelling variant
- Yaakov ↔ Yakov — spelling variant
- Yaakov ↔ Yaacov — spelling variant
- Jacob ↔ Jaccob — spelling variant
Questions about Jacob
How popular is the name Jacob?
In 2025 it ranked #12 in Québec. Official registers record 1,291,978 births across 17 countries.
What is Jacob in other languages?
Jacopo (Italian); Jakob (German); Jakub (English); Jacobo (Spanish); Yaakov (English); Yakov (Russian); Jaccob (English); Yacob (Catalan); Yaqoob (English); Yaacov (French).
When was Jacob most popular?
It peaked in Ontario in 1999, at 1,236.9 births per 100,000.
Is Jacob a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Jacob is a boy name.