Spellings
Jacob or Jakob?
In the US in 2025, 96% of babies in this name family were spelled Jacob and 2% Jakob. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Jacob96% of the family6,152 born in 2025#43 among boys−62% since 2015Jakob2% of the family135 born in 2025#1,370 among boys−75% since 2015Jaycob1% of the family81 born in 2025#1,919 among boys−56% since 2015Jakub1% of the family36 born in 2025#3,240 among boys−61% since 2015
Ten years ago
Jacob already led in 2015, with 95% of the family's births; it has 96% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 16,831 to 6,404 births (−62%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 16,005 | 6,152 | −62% |
| Jakob | 548 | 135 | −75% |
| Jaycob | 186 | 81 | −56% |
| Jakub | 92 | 36 | −61% |
How they sound
- Jacob /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ (JAY-kub)
- Jakob /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ (JAY-kub)
- Jaycob /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ (JAY-kub)
- Jakub /ˈjɑkub/ (YAH-koob)
In France
In France in 2025: Jacob 175 births (#298 among boys) and Jakob 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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