Is Jakob a boy or girl name?
Jakob is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 190 boys were named Jakob, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 31,821 US babies named Jakob were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,122
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jakob since 1957
- 31,821
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 2,192 babies
Boys and girls named Jakob, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 8,163 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 14,765 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 6,189 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,140 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 190 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 186 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 227 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 256 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 312 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 344 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 404 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 476 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 548 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 645 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 711 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 742 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 910 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,097 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 989 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,083 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,108 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,158 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,215 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,416 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,607 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,836 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,192 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 2,161 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,693 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,784 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,387 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 611 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 561 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 530 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 487 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 436 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 368 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 306 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 249 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 179 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 148 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 146 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 83 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 84 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 89 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,466 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,899 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,209 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,311 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,776 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,390 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jakob reached #172 in 2001. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jakob
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.