Boys name
Jacob
Jacob is a boys' name given to 977,729 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1998 with 36,031 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in California in 2010.
Which states favor Jacob
Jacob by state
Top states by all-time births named Jacob. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 110,946 | #41 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 82,859 | #36 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 52,853 | #9 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 46,247 | #60 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 43,199 | #59 (2025) |
| 6 | Florida | 40,649 | #29 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 40,440 | #64 (2025) |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 40,402 | #40 (2025) |
| 9 | Indiana | 26,909 | #60 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26,795 | #60 (2025) |
| 11 | Georgia | 25,625 | #67 (2025) |
| 12 | Missouri | 24,367 | #55 (2025) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 23,540 | #83 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 23,018 | #40 (2025) |
| 15 | Minnesota | 22,460 | #75 (2025) |
| 16 | Washington | 21,999 | #46 (2025) |
| 17 | Tennessee | 21,677 | #61 (2025) |
| 18 | Arizona | 19,133 | #73 (2025) |
| 19 | New Jersey | 18,365 | #15 (2025) |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 18,012 | #38 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).