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Yaakov

Boy's name · #1025 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Yaakov reached its best rank, #853, in 1986 and ranked #1025 in 2025. Roughly 6,000 boys have been named Yaakov since 1948.

Across the states

In recent years, Yaakov ran 6–17× its national rate in New Jersey and New York—ranked #84 in New Jersey in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Yaakov ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,810 in Canada (2024).

Famous Yaakovs

• Yaakov Shabtai — Former commander of Israel Police
• Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin — Polish rabbi
• Yaakov Turner — Israeli general (1935–2024)
• Yaakov Rechter — Israeli architect (1924–2001)
• Yaakov Aryeh Alter — Rebbe of the Ger Hasidic dynasty

What Yaakovs become

Among 207 notable people named Yaakov:

Business leaders appear 8.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yaakov Nimrodi, Israeli businessperson (1926–2023).

Similar names: Yakov · Menachem · Yair · Mordechai · Dov · Yehuda

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