Jacobus
#13,611 most common boys' name of all time · #35,113 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1979–2025
Rank among boys
#13,611
Rank overall
#35,113 of 105,966
First appeared
1979
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
142
Since 2016
31
Peak year
1997 #6,980
Best rank
#6,013 1979
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Jacobus first appears in 1979. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,477 |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,317 |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,830 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,653 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,554 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,768 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,847 |
| 2010 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,122 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,329 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,630 |
| 2005 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,057 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,939 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,525 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,977 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,737 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,929 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,185 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,980 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,640 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,282 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,629 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,992 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,261 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,033 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,013 |