Is Yakov a boy or girl name?
Yakov is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 164 boys were named Yakov, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,191 US babies named Yakov were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,225
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yakov since 1953
- 3,191
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Yakov, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 721 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,074 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 665 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 164 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 122 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 140 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 130 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 113 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 90 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 102 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 86 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,405 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,727 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,069 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #4,005 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,318 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,044 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,593 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,564 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,271 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yakov reached #1,225 in 2024. 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 Yakov
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.