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How popular is the name Yaakov?
Births per year, rank history and how many Yaakovs are alive today.
Yaakov (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5137th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 1999, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1130th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2017, with 12 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 1999; the 2025 figure is roughly 25% of its peak.
The Yaakov you are most likely to meet is around 26 years old - or else around 10: the name has two living generations. Half of all Yaakovs born in England and Wales are between 9 and 27, and there are at least 230 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Yaakov - on average, only one in every 1,318 such rooms contains a Yaakov.
How many babies are named Yaakov each year?
Where does Yaakov rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Yaakov most popular?
Yaakov peaked in 1999, when 12 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Yaakov?
At least 230 people named Yaakov born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Yaakov?
Most living Yaakovs are between 9 and 27; the most common age is about 26. There is a second cluster around 10.
Is Yaakov becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1999 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.