Jaykob Boy
How popular is Jaykob?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Jaykob in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
1,105living people named Jaykob (est.)
17median age of people named Jaykob
1,119babies named Jaykob since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Jaykob popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▼ 3697 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-83% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (75 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,908 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jaykob counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jacob family of names ranked #45 for boys in 2025 (#41 the year before), with 6,503 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 6,152 | 95% |
| Jakob | 135 | 2% |
| Jakobe | 122 | 2% |
| Jaycob | 81 | 1% |
| Jaykob | 5 | 0% |
| Jacobe | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jaykob by decade
Boy names about as popular as Jaykob
Questions
- Is Jaykob a boy or girl name?
- Jaykob is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jaykob were boys.
- How popular is the name Jaykob?
- 5 baby boys were named Jaykob in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
- When was Jaykob most popular?
- Jaykob peaked in 2012, when 75 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,908 in 2012.
- How many people are named Jaykob?
- 1,119 babies have been named Jaykob in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,105 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.