Yakov
Yakov is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 164 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1640.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024164 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1953
- 3,191people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,191 boys have been named Yakov in the United States since 1953, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 164 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Yakov was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Yakov
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Shimonpeak 2024
- Yosefpeak 2024
- Tzvipeak 2021
- Dovidpeak 2022
- Eliyahupeak 2024
- Jerichopeak 2023
- Jawadpeak 2023
- Saipeak 2019
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.