Is Yaakov a boy or girl name?
Yaakov is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 230 boys were named Yaakov, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,770 US babies named Yaakov were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #978
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yaakov since 1948
- 5,770
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 237 babies
Boys and girls named Yaakov, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 624 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,170 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,728 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,086 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 230 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 234 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 205 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 237 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 186 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 189 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 159 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 207 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 160 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 178 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 131 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 91 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 56 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 94 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 114 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,924 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,588 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,093 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,592 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,726 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,188 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,665 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yaakov reached #853 in 1986. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yaakov
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.