Yaakov
- Pronunciation
- [Ya-a-kov]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Held By The Heel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yaakov Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,770 baby boys have been named Yaakov. The name peaked in 2021 with 237 US births that year (rank #952). In 2024, ranked #978 nationally.
Top States for Yaakov
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Yaakov births are: New York (2,692), New Jersey (1,587), Maryland (161).
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6-Letter Names Starting with Y
Names with Yaakov's exact length and starting letter: Yabiss, Yachne, Yacoub, Yaelis, Yaffit.
Quick Facts About Yaakov
US Popularity History (2015–2024)
Annual US births named Yaakov by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2021 with 237 boys named Yaakov (boy rank #952 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2024, ranked #978 for boys (230 US births). That's 26 places below its 2021 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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